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 […]
Posted inImmigration, Labor
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: […]
Posted inDay Trips
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 […]
Posted inCovid-19
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.
Posted inLabor
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 […]
Posted inFeatures
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 […]
Posted inFeatured 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 […]
Posted inFeatured 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 […]
Posted inDay Trips
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 […]
Posted inLabor
It takes a village of volunteers to help excluded workers
There are around 300,000 undocumented workers living in New York City, many of whom are essential workers who lost jobs during the pandemic but had no unemployment insurance or federal […]
