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Category: Around Town

December 22, 2020December 23, 2020 Christopher Alvarez

If You Saw How Viera Got Back Up

December 16, 2020December 16, 2020 Gabrielle Holliday

Amid the pandemic gloom, Christmas trees quickly rise in New Yorkers’ living rooms

December 15, 2020February 26, 2021 Hani Albarghouthi

For homeless LGBTQ youth, a rough pandemic year promises an even harder winter

December 15, 2020December 17, 2020 Jemma Kathryn Stephenson

Rising Threats on the Subway Lead Some New Yorkers to Reconsider Mass Transit

December 12, 2020December 14, 2020 Rachel Roberts

New York freelancers brace themselves for expiration of pandemic unemployment benefits

December 2, 2020December 12, 2020 Hani Albarghouthi

TRUMP LOST THE ELECTION, BUT THE STONEWALL PROTESTS ARE HERE TO STAY

November 30, 2020December 4, 2020 Jemma Kathryn Stephenson

THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC HAS Been a Breakthrough of Opportunities for Scooter and Bike Transportation

November 29, 2020December 6, 2020 Gretty Garcia

Dressing The Ages: Two Vintage Costume Shops and COVID-19

November 28, 2020 Rachel Roberts

NY singing diner must find its tune amid pandemic

November 24, 2020November 29, 2020 Rachel Roberts

New eateries open amid pandemic

November 18, 2020December 12, 2020 Dan Latu

“It took off like crazy”: How brokers use TikTok to rent apartments

November 11, 2020April 11, 2021 Rose Gilbert

As Increased Citywide Gun Violence Continues, East Harlem Residents Feel Police Are Withdrawing from the Neighborhood

November 3, 2020November 3, 2020 Rose Gilbert

West Harlem residents line up to vote on Election Day, despite expanded mail-in and early voting

November 1, 2020November 2, 2020 Rachel Roberts

Upper East Side residents time the early voting lines

November 1, 2020November 1, 2020 Gabrielle Holliday

how mercury’s retrograde affects the election

October 31, 2020November 11, 2020 Jemma Kathryn Stephenson

Upper West Siders Spend Halloween at the Polls

October 29, 2020October 29, 2020 Gretty Garcia

At Halloween Mecca Party City, It Isn’t Business as Usual

October 28, 2020May 29, 2021 Jemma Kathryn Stephenson

New York Nannies Return to a New Job

October 28, 2020October 29, 2020 Gretty Garcia

These Harlem Boutiques Have Overhauled Their Businesses in the Pandemic

October 28, 2020October 28, 2020 Gabrielle Holliday

When “Untamed” bookends “white fragility:” Social Justice Books fade in popularity after this summer’s spike

October 28, 2020November 10, 2020 Dan Latu

West Side Residents Make Broadway Corner a Political Stump

October 27, 2020October 27, 2020 Avery Schuyler Nunn

WITH ROCK GYMS CLOSED, CLIMBERS TAKE TO THE PARKS IN SEARCH OF NEW ROUTES TO SCALE.

October 27, 2020October 27, 2020 Avery Schuyler Nunn

BUSKERS CONTINUE TO FILL CITY PARKS WITH UPLIFTING MUSIC

October 26, 2020October 27, 2020 Hani Albarghouthi

THESE ARTISTS ARE USING THEIR WORK TO SUPPORT THE FIGHT FOR RACIAL JUSTICE

October 23, 2020October 24, 2020 Jemma Kathryn Stephenson

Brooklyn High School Teacher Battles Covid Symptoms

October 23, 2020October 24, 2020 Gretty Garcia

This New York gym is still feeling the effects of the pandemic

October 16, 2020October 19, 2020 Avery Schuyler Nunn

A revolution of sisters and skate

October 14, 2020October 19, 2020 Rachel Roberts

Bringing the arts back to the city: New Yorkers look to what’s next

October 14, 2020February 2, 2021 Christopher Alvarez

Coping with a second wave

October 9, 2020November 3, 2020 Hani Albarghouthi

Jazz in the park with “Black Lives Matter: seniors”

October 7, 2020October 29, 2020 Dan Latu

Eviction filings drop, but uncertainty remains

October 7, 2020October 29, 2020 Rose Gilbert

New York City’s Summer Spike in Gun Violence Continues into September

October 2, 2020October 29, 2020 Rose Gilbert

Lack of Police Enforcement Provides Relief and Opportunity for Harlem Street Vendors

October 1, 2020October 24, 2020 Dan Latu

Anti-eviction marchers demand action from Cuomo

September 30, 2020October 28, 2020 Rose Gilbert

Historic Harlem Restaurant Reopens Indoor Seating, but Diners are Choosing to Stay Outdoors for Now

September 30, 2020October 24, 2020 Jemma Kathryn Stephenson

Protestors bring Black Lives Matter demands to Mayor de Blasio

September 25, 2020October 29, 2020 Jemma Kathryn Stephenson

CUNY Adjuncts Adjust to New Normal After Contract Upheaval

September 16, 2020October 19, 2020 Dan Latu

What Manhattan renters need to know for the fall

September 11, 2020October 29, 2020 Rose Gilbert

Harlem Restaurateur Welcomes the Return of Indoor Seating, but isn’t sure if it will be enough

September 11, 2020October 28, 2020 Rose Gilbert

as the pandemic wears on, Rodger Aguayaza, 14, is choosing to start high school online

September 11, 2020October 25, 2020 Hani Albarghouthi

A Brooklyn film screening raises money for Beirut artists

September 11, 2020October 24, 2020 Dan Latu

School uniforms sit on store shelves amid remote learning

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