By Andrea Pineda-Salgado There is a dominant opinion in New York City that if you are not yet vaccinated, you are an anti-vaxxer. Vaccines have been available since December 2020, and for roughly two months the city has been enforcing a vaccine mandate covering those entering certain locations like restaurants and gyms. NYC Department of […]
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Featured artist: Mija Jung
Flower Branches, 2021, Oil on canvas, 36 x 48 inches This week we welcome artist Mija Jung. Jung is a painter living in the Lower East Side of New York City making figurative abstract oil paintings focusing on gender issues. “My paintings empower me to declare my independence. As an Asian immigrant woman living in America, I […]
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A renaissance of immigrant worker organization and power
Welcome to the latest edition of this NYC election-focused newsletter. I’m journalist Felipe De La Hoz, and today we’re delving into what is becoming a notable and encouraging political phenomenon: a renaissance of immigrant worker organization and power, returning as a grassroots force to reckon with after decades of union stagnation and the neoliberal political […]
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Day-tripping: Helen’s Flower Farm
It’s the Great Pumpkin! Yes, it’s that time of year again — for fall festivals, hot cider and a hunt through the pumpkin patch. It’s also time for the final harvest for many of the farms on the North Fork, arguably the most fertile crescent of Long Island. Families flock to the area this time […]
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The 7 truths about vaccines right now
There’s demand for vaccines again. That’s the good news. The surge is thanks to boosters, mandates and, literally, the fear of death (and Delta). The bad news: We still haven’t addressed conditions that made it so hard for some communities to get shots in the first place.
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NYC serves up bill of rights for delivery workers
When New York City shut down in March 2020 because of the pandemic, essential workers kept the city running. Workers like Gustavo Ajche delivered essentials to people who were quarantined at home. Workers like him also made sure New York residents were able to stay safe at home while getting their favorite foods delivered from […]
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New York’s Native American history
Welcome to the latest edition of this NYC election-focused newsletter. I’m independent journalist Felipe De La Hoz, and as we head toward Indigenous Peoples’ Day, we figured we might briefly discuss some of the history and current context for the Native American communities here in New York. It should come as no great surprise that […]
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Featured artist: Jessica Carvajal
Introspection, digital illustration This week we welcome artist Jessica Carvajal. Carvajal is an illustrator, born in Bogota, Colombia, who moved to the United States three years ago. Carvajal earned her bachelor’s degree in design in Colombia and later studied public art and American monuments at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA). Latin Roots, digital illustration Carvajal’s […]
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Featured artist: Seema Lisa Pandya
Tabla Diosphere, tabla pudis, 30″x45″ x30″, 2019 This week we welcome Seema Lisa Pandya, a Brooklyn-based multidisciplinary artist, sustainability consultant and sustainable design professor at New York School of Interior Design and Fashion Institute of Technology. She is inspired by a nature-based aesthetic that can be found in much of her work echoing organic forms and biological fractal […]
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Day-tripping: Udalls Cove Park Preserve
This place is for the birds On the pastoral fringes of Queens lies a little-known nature preserve with a lot of history. We explored parts of it a couple weeks ago, but could tell there was much more to uncover. Udalls Cove Park Preserve encompasses 40-plus acres abutting an inlet of Little Neck Bay near […]