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NY People: Rosario Grisales, tailor
Colombian tailor, Rosario Grisales, 67, and her husband, owned Casa Lord, a tailor shop in East Elmhurst, Queens. Rising rents forced them out and the couple now work out of their home, where Grisales says they continue to serve their community with pride.
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Times Square statue promotes bold message
Times Square welcomed Kehinde Wiley’s “Rumors of War” a 27-foot bronze statue of a black man with dreads wearing “urban wear” -- a hoodie, ripped jeans, and Nikes, while sitting atop a horse in mid-gallop.
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NY People: Peter Chinman, Park Poet
Peter Chinman, 29, has been writing poems for a living for about two years and a half. Almost every afternoon he can be found in Washington Square Park.
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NY People: Tattoo Artist, Kati Vaughn
Three Kings tattoo artist, Kati Vaugh, gives us a look at her artistic process while offering insight into the world of tattooing as she knows it.
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NJ People: Rich Catanio, locksmith
Rich Catanio, is a locksmith and owner of Catanio Lock Company in Jersey City.
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NY People: Lauren Berodt-Ramirez, Mouse Ceramic Studio
Mouse Ceramic Studio, Prospect Park, Brooklyn
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Protestors hit the streets to fight Trump
Trump came to the city to address the United Nations and tell world leaders to reject “globlism” and adopt his “America First” style of governing. But for the protestors, his style is just not working.
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As the ban on plastic bags approaches, New Yorkers are ready to see them go
Although paper bags are easier to recycle and decompose, the answer to which option is better for the environment is complex and depends on a number of other factors, such as the amount of energy necessary to produce them, the resources used, and the number of times the bag can be reused.
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Puerto Ricans rally for the island’s independence
For the activists in the march, the route to the island’s decolonization is through independence as opposed to statehood. They also demanded the cancellation of Puerto Rico’s over $70 billion national debt.
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An interfaith gathering before the climate march
Students decided to skip class to make a clear statement about climate change. They felt the responsibility of fighting for the world that would be passed onto future generations