Jennifer Wu is a partner at a law firm by day with an active pro bono practice representing victims of anti-Asian hate by night. As a representative for victims of anti-Asian hate in New York City she has learned many lessons which she shares today.
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Legacy provides an analog experience in a digital world
Legacy, one of New York City’s rare Black-owned record shops, was opened by three longtime friends.
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The assault on Asian immigrants right now
If you know the tight-knit, overlapping Asian communities in Flushing, Queens, or Sunset Park, Brooklyn, then you know the vibe of Monterey Park, California. That’s the message from Yiyan Zheng, […]
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How to measure impact amid changing metrics
I thought today I might talk about something that’s a little bit more esoteric than our usual on-the-ground civic concepts, but which I find to be just as crucial in […]
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Program addresses teen dating violence in schools
February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month and one program has been offering education on healthy relationships in NYC classrooms since 1999. Relationship Abuse Prevention Program (RAPP) teaches healthy relationships and signs […]
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Chancellor emails NYC Principals
Last week, New York City Schools Chancellor David Banks sent out an email to principals across the city addressing the brutal murder of Tyre Nichols and how our school communities […]
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Kuki Gomez
This week we welcome Kuki Gomez, a New York City-based visual artist who works with tape as his primary medium. His tape art projects have appeared in numerous art spaces and community engaged contexts around NYC, including the Shed in Hudson Yards and Diversity Plaza and the 34th Avenue Open Street in Jackson Heights. He is the recipient of a 2021 NYC Artist Corps Grant.
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Bulletproof Comics has taken some hits, but is still standing
Hank Kwon had been a casual comic book reader for most of his childhood. He’d often go to the corner pharmacy and look through the comic books on the spin […]
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New York City’s workforce has shrunk dramatically — here’s what that means
The average person probably has an idea that the New York City municipal workforce is both particularly large and particularly complex, but most people — even those who live here […]
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Changes to Fair Student Funding formula for next year
This week, Mayor Eric Adams and Chancellor Banks also announced proposed improvements to the Fair Student Funding (FSF) formula for the 2023-2024 school year. FSF is based on the number […]
