The Asian American Writers Workshop looks beyond the map in its attempt to define Chinatown, examining the Chinatowns of New York as a set of memories, spaces and associations through a collection of oral histories.VIDEO
The New York Times isn’t exactly known as a sports writing powerhouse. Slipped into the back of Business Day for most of the week, the Sports section tends to feel like an afterthought. A chore, even. But even if the Times fails to scratch your sports writing itch on a daily basis, you’ll be hard-pressed to find three better sports books for your summer reading list than the ones written by veterans of the Gray Lady.
Sharks are nothing new to New York waters, we’ve just forgotten them.
I first moved to north Brooklyn in 1990 when I was 28 and just starting out in life. I lived on Graham off Metropolitan Avenue, above a laundromat, in a small one-bedroom apartment with a skylight in the bathroom, a parquet floor and a roof deck outside my bedroom door. It cost $350 a month.
On the first Friday of every month, the Franciscan Friars partake in what they call a “Jesus Run” -- a night where they seek out homeless people to offer food, prayers and faith.
The government estimates that a person spends $150/month on food. We ask New Yorkers what's in their food baskets.
It was the best of times (in transit), it was the worst of times. Check out the winners from 2011's Subway and Bus Contest, hosted by the Straphangers Campaign and Transportation Alternatives.
This week on Kickstarter: block parties, George Plimpton...and phytoremediation (using plants to get rid of toxins -- duh).
City Council Member Chin's bill would impose fines, jailtime on those who purchase counterfeit goods.
Get last minute tickets to see whoever is playing at Dizzy's Club Coca Cola at Columbus Circle.
