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A project of students at the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism
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At the Laundromat
At the Laundromat
For the length of one wash cycle, New Yorkers are mercilessly tossed into each other’s lives. They are forced to tolerate each other. Some…
Vanda Mayer
Feb 26
Organizing Orange
Organizing Orange
Working in the shadows of New York, Jersey activists face a fractured social and political landscape
Daniel O'Connor
Jan 17
Harlem Beyond Blackness
Harlem Beyond Blackness
What is lost when demographics shift in an iconic neighborhood.
Ariane Luthi
Jan 10
On the Border
On the Border
Morningside Park Is Caught in The Middle of a Debate About Safety
Dominic Hall-Thomas
Jan 4
Serving Homeless New Yorkers in an Age of Sweeps
Serving Homeless New Yorkers in an Age of Sweeps
Tompkins Square Park has again become a focal point for housing strife as the city sweeps encampments.
Curtis Brodner
Jan 4
From Pointe to PT
From Pointe to PT
A former dancer works to prevent the sorts of injuries she once suffered
Sarah Komar
Jan 3
A Halal Guy
A Halal Guy
Like many before him, an Egyptian immigrant in New York tries his luck in the food cart business.
Gisela Salim
Feb 7, 2022
Poor Historians
Poor Historians
Advocates struggle with the plight of the undocumented homeless
Ian James Hodgson
Feb 3, 2020
Lenox Terrace’s Last Stand
Lenox Terrace’s Last Stand
A celebrated Harlem apartment complex tries to hold on.
Joaquim Salles
Jan 11, 2020
The Business of Sports Jerseys
The Business of Sports Jerseys
A quarter block from Tompkins Square Park on 9th Street in the East Village sits a vintage shop called Mr. Throwback. Upon first glance…
Claire Alison Bryan
Dec 26, 2019
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