Features (Page 33)
Features
Friday the 13 is the day to get inked for cheap
Human canvases stood outside Armageddon—a graffiti and hip-hop influenced shop in the heart of Bushwick—in a line stretching down Bushwick Ave, patiently waiting for their name to be called from a list.
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9th Street Community Garden is a haven in the East Village
Tucked away in small corners and on empty lots of the concrete jungle, are tiny havens of greenery – New […]
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Dominican women are saying yes to their curls
Some Dominican women are moving away from straight hair. They’re choosing to embrace their natural texture, which for most Dominicans are curls. They’re saying no to chemical relaxers or blowing out their hair.
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Slow trains and delays make late night commutes an awful ride home
For many New Yorkers who work after the MTA’s peak hours of 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., it’s a hassle to get home.
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NY high maternal mortality rates lead to legislation
The bill, which is expected to be signed into law this year, will establish a Maternal Mortality Review Board that promises to “review maternal mortality and morbidity, analyze their causes and disseminate strategies for reducing the risks.”
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Hyperlocal NYC Neighborhoods
National news dominates the headlines, but city neighborhood issues dominate what is in the minds of most New Yorkers. Listen to what they have to say about the challenges their communities face.
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East Village eyesore’s future remains uncertain
Before it was a cracking, boarded-up shell, the former school building was used as a community center of sorts.
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A Very Short History of the Easter Bunny
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Women’s wrestling sees explosive growth across New York City and nation
Since the 1990's, wrestling has been the fastest growing women's sport in the nation. Now, there are over 15,000 women participating in the sport, and 48 different colleges sponsoring women's teams. New York City has been one of the hotbeds for the sports growth, with the PSAL establishing New York states only all girls wrestling league. Now, young girls are challenging gender norms in a sport that has historically been reserved for men.
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New Yorkers celebrate Amazon backing out of LIC deal
View video on Vimeo Entwined in a four-foot-high pile of trash facing the Upper East Side sat a deformed delivery […]