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The show goes on
The theatre industry creates approximately $13 billion dollars of tax revenue for the city of New York.

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Life with Alopecia
At 4 years old, my hair started to fall out in big clumps and my parents didn’t know what was wrong, so they took me to see a doctor.

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Loyal members help keep independent cinemas afloat
Although uncertainty continues, New York City’s remaining independent cinemas are hanging on due to their small size and outpour of support from loyal members.

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Musicians deal with the reality of no live shows as covid takes center stage
A room full of strangers enjoying a live performance simultaneously was seen as innocent fun before, but after the covid-19 pandemic, live shows are now seen as super spreader events.

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NY People: Artist, Joyce Ziyuan Jin
Joyce Ziyuan Jin is an illustration student at the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan.

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The Spirit of Little Haiti
till grappling with rampant gentrification and the coronavirus, many shops have gone out of business, sidewalks are scarcely populated, and the Cultural Complex, the center of Little Haiti’s cultural happenings, remains closed until further notice.

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Sale of Small Town Pond Reignites Affordable Housing Debate
The Bartons’ plans to sell the Noe Pond Club represents more than just the end of a historic family business founded in 1955.

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“Guerilla Flea Market” finds a home in Tompkins Square Park
The young activists were dealing in goods from their own closets, catering to fellow XR Youth NYC members and to visitors of Tompkins Square Park.

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Brooklyn Book Festival held virtually
But the virtual format also discourages some people who don’t like online events

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Census flash mob dance on Times Square
Census data determines the allocation of trillions of dollars in federal funding to various programs within communities.