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Sifting through the ashes of your life after a fire
This past April, Arias had just left her apartment and was walking down Northern Boulevard in Queens when the sirens of a passing fire truck drowned out her phone call with a friend. When she finally heard what her friend was trying to tell her, what she dreaded the most had come true.
Our new City Council’s agenda
Welcome to the latest edition of this NYC election-focused newsletter. I’m independent journalist Felipe De La Hoz, and this week we’re going to look forward a little bit, to some interesting and big-ticket city legislative debates that have yet to be resolved and may end up getting punted to our next City Council when it takes office next year.
We asked a doctor about vaccines for those with autoimmune conditions
Some of our neighbors living with autoimmune conditions have recently asked us whether it’s safe for them to get their COVID-19 vaccine.
The 9/11 stories we’re still finding
Once, I was trying to explain what it was like to be a reporter on and after Sept. 11, 2001 and I told my friend: “We thought there’d never be another story we cover. It felt like this day would basically be the rest of my career.”
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Elections
It ain’t over, NYC’s mayoral election takeaways, how you voted
Hello, voters! Before we get to the juicy mayoral content, allow us to shamelessly self promote, it is our birthday after all. We’re officially one year old! And oh, what a year it’s been. Read our publisher, S. Mitra Kalita’s thoughts on that here. We have big ideas for the future (think visiting artist […]
Who New Yorkers are voting for and why
Hello, voters! Welcome to the 11th edition of this NYC election-focused newsletter, and rejoice at the good news: the primary election is officially underway, and you can look here to find your early voting poll site before election day on June 22. I’m independent journalist Felipe De La Hoz, and today we’re continuing the proud journalistic […]
India travel ban, what your mayoral ballot looks like, Manhattan DA race
Hello, voters! It’s finally time: early voting begins this weekend, and the primary itself is in just under two weeks (June 22, can’t say that enough, mark your calendars)! Welcome to the 10th NYC election-focused newsletter. I’m independent journalist Felipe De La Hoz, and we’re doing something a bit different in this edition — we’re […]
Teachers turned politicians, a chat with Shaun Donovan, Andrew Yang’s pledge to Haitians
Hello, voters! It’s June, and the primary is around the corner. Welcome to the ninth NYC election-focused newsletter! I’m independent journalist Felipe De La Hoz, and this edition is full of issues, sure, but also escape. Keep reading for author Radha Vatsal’s recommendations on what to read and watch right now, inspired by this political […]
Needs
What it’s like to be a restaurant worker in NYC
While NYC’s dining scene is once again alive (albeit employees and indoor diners will soon be required to have at least one vaccine dose) […]
Vaccine apartheid is literally going to kill us
Vaccine apartheid is indeed upon us.
Consider a March 22 email to Epicenter from a 69-year-old man in Germany who was ready to fly to New York City: “As you probably know, the rollout of the Covid-19 vaccine here in Germany has been incredibly slow and we have not yet received an appointment for our first doses.”
Small biz spotlight: Jackson Diner
Every other week we will be featuring a small business owner in Jackson Heights, Queens, to learn how they are managing through the pandemic and […]
Elections
The undocumented constituency, Little Haiti, government, translated
Hello, voters! Welcome to the eighth edition of this NYC election-focused newsletter! I’m independent journalist Felipe De La Hoz, and our goal is to bring […]
Rent relief, the fight over 70 miles of open streets, unmasking
Hello, voters! In case you missed it in Tuesday’s newsletter, we published “A tale of two lives,” a deeply moving story about Antonio, an undocumented […]
Lefties explain Yang support, a problem landlord in Chinatown, Jackson Heights debate
Hello, voters! Welcome to the sixth edition of this NYC election-focused newsletter! I’m independent journalist Felipe De La Hoz, and our goal is to bring […]
A mayoral election without handshakes and kissing babies
Hello, voters! Well, now it’s a race. Welcome to the fourth edition of this NYC election-focused newsletter! I’m independent journalist Felipe De La Hoz, […]
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