Britt MartininUpstartCitySixty Years of Survival in Greenwich VillageJeff Slatnick is the owner of the Music Inn on West 4th in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village. First opened in 1958, the store has survived the…Dec 18, 20161Dec 18, 20161
Britt MartininUpstartCityA New Yorker’s Guide To Life In CanadaAs a Canadian who experienced the 2016 Presidential Election in very-blue New York City, I have been asked repeatedly by New Yorkers about…Dec 17, 2016Dec 17, 2016
Britt MartininUpstartCityWhen Two Become One: Combining Stories to Create Synergy at The New YorkerTammy Kim’s article for The New Yorker, Two Koreas, Two Cults, Two Internets, weaves North Korean censorship and South Korean corruption…Nov 27, 2016Nov 27, 2016
Britt MartininUpstartCityElection 2016: Being Korean In New YorkFive Koreans living in America explain how they feel about this election.Nov 8, 2016Nov 8, 2016
Britt MartininUpstartCityTouring The “Taj Mahal Of Sanitation”Last Tuesday was likely the only day of the year that you’d find New Yorkers eagerly lined up outside the Department of Sanitation.Oct 13, 2016Oct 13, 2016
Britt MartininUpstartCityWhen A Personal Pivot Requires Your Business To Pivot TooIn June 2014, Jordan Younger announced she was no longer vegan. For anyone else, this decision would be personal, but for Younger it was…Oct 11, 2016Oct 11, 2016
Britt MartininUpstartCityVancouver Hotel Prices Push Tourists To Short-Term Rentals, Airbnb Guests RecountVancouver announced their proposed plan to tax and regulate Airbnb operators last week, but the popularity of the short-term rental site…Oct 3, 2016Oct 3, 2016
Britt MartininUpstartCityUsing News Events To Predict Food Price FluctuationsFour researchers from New York University (NYU) are using real-world events, identified from the first paragraphs of news stories, to…Sep 24, 2016Sep 24, 2016
Britt MartininUpstartCityA Non-Profit Startup Incubator Promotes Patient InnovationTwo blocks from Madison Square Garden, on the eighth floor of an otherwise inconspicuous building, exists an open-concept…Sep 19, 20163Sep 19, 20163