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Features
Supply shortage threatens nationwide Christmas tree inventory
The recent increase of supply chain issues driven by the Covid-19 pandemic looms over buyers and sellers, threatening the availability of trees.
Multimedia
Trans Man: Drag Queen
As a result of being misunderstood, Jacob then found drag as a creative outlet for him to unabashedly express his new identity by performing in New York City
Special Report: Reporting Black America
Young adult Black immigrants forge new lives and battle racial inequalities
More than a quarter of Black immigrants have college degrees and 74 percent of them are fluent in English, 24 percent higher than all immigrants.
Multimedia
NYC Trivia League Goes Virtual – In Person
This phenomenon can be attributed to the New York City Trivia League, which hosts trivia events six out of seven nights of the week at a total of 60 bars in different boroughs.
Features•Sports
Marathon runners push through pain and sacrifice in order to compete
“I compare running a marathon to like getting pregnant…because it’s not all pretty being pregnant, but once you see the baby you forget about everything.”
Special Report: Reporting Black America
The Chaotic Birth of a Coffee Shop
In February of 2020, after building the store front with his father, and only a few weeks before COVID, Lynch and the family finally opened Downtown Coffeehouse in the Lower East Side.
News
Groups across the city continue to combat food insecurity
In a city lauded for its expansive dining scene, 1.2 million New Yorkers were relying on emergency food programs before the pandemic, according to City Harvest
Features•Multimedia
Surfing Into Winter
When the temps drop, committed surfers keep coming to Rockaway Beach
Features•Multimedia
Fake Murder Games, Real Tension and Laughter
Compared with Chinese traditional entertainment like Mahjong, scripted murders are especially popular among young Chinese who utilize the game to socialize.
Special Report: Reporting Black America
Afrobeat musicians make strides
"I was like, wait, why am I not emphasizing my own people, my own skin, because in the end it’s simple; black, of course is beautiful.”