Hello, New Yorkers! Welcome to the latest edition of this NYC civics-focused newsletter. I’m journalist Felipe De La Hoz, and today we’re discussing Gov. Kathy Hochul’s big push in favor […]
Cristián Pietrapiana
We Are All Tourists, 2017, from the Lined Up series This week we welcome visual artist Cristián Pietrapiana. Originally from Buenos Aires, Pietrapiana lives and works in New York City. His […]
The United States is currently facing one of the worst blood shortages in decades, and in New York, it is no different
Since the start of the pandemic in spring 2020, donations have dropped to almost half of what they used to be. Numbers are still low and it has been hard for donations to catch up to pre-pandemic numbers. This past holiday season, the numbers significantly dropped, putting people who desperately need donations at risk.
Pediatrician tackles questions related to surge in Covid-19 cases in kids
Over the past couple of weeks, New York State has seen a significant increase in children testing positive for Covid-19. There is usually a spike in positive cases among adults after most holidays, but for the first time notable parallel positive results have been seen in children. Perhaps this increase can also be attributed to holiday gatherings or exposure at school. Whatever the reason, the numbers are alarming. Pediatric hospitalizations were up 395% in December. During these uncertain times parents may be overwhelmed and unsure how to keep their children safe.
Jeff Ostergren
This week we welcome visual artist Jeff Ostergren. Originally trained as an anthropologist, Ostergren has been a practicing artist for two decades, exhibiting in locations around the world including Los Angeles, Vancouver, Canada, and the Czech Republic. Recent shows include “Perverse Furniture” and “Death Masks” at Artspace in New Haven, Connecticut, and the commissioned installation, “Science For a Better Life” at City Wide Open Studios, also in New Haven, which explored the chemical history of Bayer Pharmaceuticals.
The thing about Mayor Adams, AOC’s words
Adams wants to be seen as a decisive figure, one who won’t shy away from a brawl, nor is squeamish about launching a first strike. With the response to Omicron in particular, he’s been absolutely resolute in his insistence that it’s time for the city to move forward and learn to live with the virus, savaging companies like big banks that have chosen to have their employees work from home in response to the surge. “You can’t run New York City from home,” he memorably told CNN on his fourth day in office (also memorably calling it “my city” at one point).
It’s time to explain long Covid-19 testing and vaccine lines to angry New Yorkers
On a recent rainy day at our popup vaccination and testing van in Queens Village, dozens of New Yorkers grew angrier by the minute, or sometimes hours, standing in line. […]
Audre Lorde is finally getting her due
When you walk down 68th Street in Manhattan between Park and Lexington Avenues you will soon notice it has a new name: Audre Lorde Way. Audre Lorde was an acclaimed Black lesbian feminist, writer and activist, as well as a Hunter College alum.
What we know about the deadly Bronx fire — and what our neighbors need from all of us
By now, you’ve probably heard about the devastating apartment fire in the Fordham section of the Bronx. On Sunday morning, the Twin Parks North West apartment complex was engulfed in a five-alarm-fire — the city’s deadliest in decades.
Yu and Me Books
New York City’s first Asian-American, female-run bookstore recently opened on Mulberry Street in Chinatown. Yu and Me Books, the brainchild of 27-year-old chemical engineer Lucy Yu, is already well on its way to becoming a neighborhood institution (and a wonderful alternative to ordering from Amazon!).