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Artists on the grind
By Chijioke Onyeagucha Moving to New York City in November 2025, Donovan Banmalley had no job lined up and no place to stay. Six months later, Banmalley’s work hangs in the oldest art club in New York City. Many artists like Banmalley dream of moving to the city to focus on their craft regardless of […]
In Little Haiti, a hot home team cools ICE tensions
By David Bien-Aime Kompa, a signature music of Haiti, flows through open car windows. Shoppers chat in Haitian Creole at the corner store checkout. The scent of garlic and onions in various diri — Creole for rice — floats out of restaurants. Those are among the signs of renewed activity in Brooklyn’s Little Haiti, where […]
Nintendo NYC— legacy in a dying industry
By: Kailen Hicks The line on Rockefeller St. stretched from corner to corner, as dozens waited as long as five hours outside of Nintendo New York on Tuesday morning, clamoring for a chance to get access to this year’s “Nintendo Direct” watch party. The fanatics lucky enough to get in gathered in front of the […]
Robert Fulton Terrace & Fordham Towers Residents Refuse to Settle
By: Zendo Rouson Cold water, rats, and broken elevators have plagued the residents of Robert Fulton Terrace and Fordham Towers for years. Some residents are significantly affected. The properties were removed from the Mitchell-Lama program after having their mortgages bought out in 2007 as part of a $3 billion deal involving J.P. Morgan Chase. The […]
Artists’ fight to find affordability in New York
By Chijoke Onyeagucha Moving to New York City in November 2025, Donovan Banmalley had no job lined up and no place to stay. Six months later, Banmalley’s work hangs in the oldest art club in New York City. Many artists like Banmalley dream of moving to the city to focus on their craft, regardless of […]
Cannon Briggs
By: Jaxon Gay For former heavyweight boxing champion Shannon Briggs, the hunger for success doesn’t end when he leaves the ring. Yet even after the bell rang out, Briggs’ bout wasn’t over. He had been fighting his whole life. “Anybody and everybody that went against me was going to get knocked out fast.” Before Shannon […]
LGBTQ+ ELDERS OF COLOR TAKE CENTER STAGE AT GRIOT CIRCLE
By: Justus Wilhoit Sandie Green first met Regina Shavers, founder of the GRIOT Circle, at an event honoring Shavers’ community work. What began as a brief introduction became an invitation from Shavers to help organize the group’s office as a full-time volunteer. Green accepted and has stayed with the group in some capacity ever since, […]
Access and community through baking
By: Ehvan Fennel For Nigel Thompson and Qiana Daniels, lending a helping hand has always come second nature. Nigel spent 21 years as a cop, and Qiana is currently a public school teacher. It is their passion that guided them through a personal part of their journey, helping their autistic son Nigel jr navigate his […]
Food, fellowship and Black male mental health
By Robert Doyle They dub their monthly potluck The Medicine. On Father’s Day, they provide free acupuncture and haircuts. The founders all make a living through a variety of jobs but devote time to Men at Work Healing, the organization that hosts these events mainly for Black men. “We realized men move a little bit […]
Future of Harlem steakhouse rests on three feet of space
By: Samuel Geronimo After serving the community for 22 years, this beloved Harlem Steakhouse is three feet from trouble, trying to avoid its future going up in flames. Every year for the last 22 years that Jimmy Mateus has owned Ricardo’s, renewing his liquor license has been a fairly standard process. “You know, we’ve been […]