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César Abreu. Photo: Van Truong
César Abreu. Photo: Van Truong

From Menudo to the Met

César Abreu’s colleagues at the Metropolitan Opera are known to be surprised when they learn he was a part of Menudo, the...

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27 Jun 2022 | 10:12
Protesters in Washington Square Park on June 24. Photo: Leah Foreman
Protesters in Washington Square Park on June 24. Photo: Leah Foreman

Grief and Anger Over Roe

June 24 felt like a usual Friday at first. The summer air hot, yet welcoming. The birds chirping, the horns honking, the...

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25 Jun 2022 | 12:36
Sign at a May protest in Foley Square after the leak of a draft Supreme Court opinion on Roe v. Wade. Photo: Abigail Gruskin
Sign at a May protest in Foley Square after the leak of a draft Supreme Court opinion on Roe v. Wade. Photo: Abigail Gruskin

New York Politicians on the End of Roe v. Wade

Americans across the country now face a very different world, following a Supreme Court decision on Friday morning that ends...

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24 Jun 2022 | 05:15
Alex Bores is running for NYS Assembly in District 73. Photo courtesy of Alex Bores’ campaign
Alex Bores is running for NYS Assembly in District 73. Photo courtesy of Alex Bores’ campaign

Alex Bores Leads AD 73 Race In Labor Endorsements

Alex Bores, a Democratic District Leader and engineer, leads the pack of candidates for NYS Assembly in District 73 with...

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24 Jun 2022 | 12:34
Duane Reade on Broadway near 72nd Street is among the many Manhattan stores afflicted by retail theft. Photo: Alexis Gelber
Duane Reade on Broadway near 72nd Street is among the many Manhattan stores afflicted by retail theft. Photo: Alexis Gelber

Taking on the Shoplifting Scourge

“Customer service needed in the cough and cold department.”

“Customer service needed in the hair care department.”

“Customer...

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24 Jun 2022 | 02:20
Above the upper level rotunda, Saya Woolfalk’s creatures engage the mind to a land far beyond delayed trains and angry commuters. Here, as part of her science fiction project, “The Empathics,” is a fictional race of women fused with plants. The collage is almost 30 feet across. Photo: Ralph Spielman
Above the upper level rotunda, Saya Woolfalk’s creatures engage the mind to a land far beyond delayed trains and angry commuters. Here, as part of her science fiction project, “The Empathics,” is a fictional race of women fused with plants. The collage is almost 30 feet across. Photo: Ralph Spielman

The Art of Penn Station

When you pass through the main areas of the Upper Level at Penn Station, and look up, you will notice a change for the better....

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23 Jun 2022 | 04:50
Nomiki Konst is a progressive activist and journalist. Photo by Cassandra Hanks and courtesy of Nomiki Konst’s campaign
Nomiki Konst is a progressive activist and journalist. Photo by Cassandra Hanks and courtesy of Nomiki Konst’s campaign

‘This Is A Whole New Race’

It took a bit of convincing for Nomiki Konst, a progressive activist and journalist, to run for NYS Senate in District 59,...

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22 Jun 2022 | 01:33
A group of kids play a ball game in the grass. Photo: NYC Parks / Daniel Avila
A group of kids play a ball game in the grass. Photo: NYC Parks / Daniel Avila

The Return of Adventures NYC in Central Park

Two girls slide through the trees of Central Park, the buildings of midtown behind them, and the green lawns of the Sheep...

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22 Jun 2022 | 03:16
Instructor Colleen Saidman-Yee asked the hundreds of participants to “dedicate this next hour...in a way that will increase peace.” Photo: Zoey Lyttle
Instructor Colleen Saidman-Yee asked the hundreds of participants to “dedicate this next hour...in a way that will increase peace.” Photo: Zoey Lyttle

Yoga on a Long, Rainy Day

On June 21, the day of the summer solstice, several blocks’ worth of yoga mats lined Times Square. From 7:30 a.m. to 8:30...

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22 Jun 2022 | 02:07
Mina Kim, conductor of the Purchase Symphony Orchestra, was one of two pianists for the starting event of the day at Battery Park. Photo: Ralph Spielman
Mina Kim, conductor of the Purchase Symphony Orchestra, was one of two pianists for the starting event of the day at Battery Park. Photo: Ralph Spielman

Make Music America, New York Style

June 21 dawned as an average day in Manhattan, but, by sunset, a lot of tired musicians and listeners had the rare experience...

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22 Jun 2022 | 12:19
Kellie Leeson has a background in international humanitarianism. Photo courtesy of Kellie Leeson’s campaign.
Kellie Leeson has a background in international humanitarianism. Photo courtesy of Kellie Leeson’s campaign.

Kellie Leeson Endorsed By Planned Parenthood PAC

Kellie Leeson, a candidate in the crowded race for NYS Assembly in District 73, has received an endorsement from the Planned...

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20 Jun 2022 | 06:41
Ben Smith at home in Goal House. Photo courtesy of Ben Smith
Ben Smith at home in Goal House. Photo courtesy of Ben Smith

This Adoptee’s Story Went Viral and Now He’s Paying it Forward

When Ben Smith was an elementary school student at Grace Church School, other children frequently asked him, “Why do you...

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20 Jun 2022 | 12:17
Governor Kathy Hochul announces that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, with Amtrak and NJ TRANSIT, is requesting proposals to guide the Penn Station reconstruction effort outlined in the fall in the Penn Station Master Plan study. Photo: Don Pollard/Office of Governor Kathy Hochul
Governor Kathy Hochul announces that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, with Amtrak and NJ TRANSIT, is requesting proposals to guide the Penn Station reconstruction effort outlined in the fall in the Penn Station Master Plan study. Photo: Don Pollard/Office of Governor Kathy Hochul

Battle Lines Over Penn Station

Once upon a rather different time, the Pennsylvania Railroad, then the nation’s second largest corporation, decided it could...

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18 Jun 2022 | 04:55
Teacher Ilana Gatoff (second from right) with some of her students. Photo courtesy of Ilana Gatoff
Teacher Ilana Gatoff (second from right) with some of her students. Photo courtesy of Ilana Gatoff

High School Writers on Family, Love and Loss

Ilana Gatoff, an Upper West Sider, teaches English as a New Language at the High School of Language and Innovation in the...

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17 Jun 2022 | 03:18
City Council members after passing FY 2023 budget. Photo via Gale A. Brewer on Twitter
City Council members after passing FY 2023 budget. Photo via Gale A. Brewer on Twitter

City Council Passes Record-High $101.1 Billion Budget

Following a City Council vote that wrapped up late Monday evening — and a handshake agreement with Mayor Eric Adams only...

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16 Jun 2022 | 04:19
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