Dear Neighbor, Sidiki Conde was 14 years old when he lost his legs to polio. In his home country of Guinea in West Africa, a physical disability like that is […]
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Hunter’s ode to a poet
Happy New Year, Neighbor, The beginning of every year is ripe with opportunities for change. In 2021, we’re going to keep highlighting New Yorkers organizing to leave our city better […]
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Dancing on Our Hands, Olive Oil Martinis, Small Biz Ambassadors
Dear Neighbor, Sidiki Conde was 14 years old when he lost his legs to polio. In his home country of Guinea in West Africa, a physical disability like that is […]
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Dumplings for Christmas, Art to Heal, Classic Sicilian Pastries
Dear Neighbor, Let’s make the holidays about small business. Nearly one-third of small businesses in New York haven’t reopened their doors since March. Those that remain open have […]
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Save Restaurants, Art in Harlem, Gifts From the Caribbean
Dear Neighbor: It appears we are on the cusp of another shutdown. Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced yesterday that if the hospitalization rate does not stabilize within the next five days […]
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Matzo Ball Soup, Mixtapes, Where to Give Toys
Dear Neighbor: A recap since we last met: – indoor dining is over (check out last week’s newsletter for ways to help the restaurant industry) – the Food and Drug Administration […]
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A letter to the New Yorker who made it this far
Today’s newsletter, our last of 2020, deviates from the usual to bring you a message from me, S. Mitra Kalita, publisher and co-founder of Epicenter. A longtime journalist, I live […]
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Kuldeep Singh
This week, we welcome artist Kuldeep Singh. Singh’s art practice is profoundly intensified through his decade-long and rigorous training in the Indian classical dance form of Odissi, its rich […]
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Matzo ball soup, mixtapes, where to give toys
Dear Neighbor: A recap since we last met: – indoor dining is over (check out last week’s newsletter for ways to help the restaurant industry) – the Food and Drug Administration authorized […]
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Peter Stankiewicz
This week, we welcome artist Peter Stankiewicz. Stankiewicz is a Massachusetts-born artist living in Manhattan and making his work in Brooklyn. He makes sculptures on a scale that belies their […]