New Women New Yorkers

Author: Maria Pyaterneva

Memoir piece

Babushka (means grandmother in Russian)

Born in Saint Petersburg, Russia, Maria Pyaterneva immigrated to New York with her family in 2017. She holds a degree in Journalism and studied Film and Photography in Italy. Maria is passionate about telling stories. In her spare time, she also enjoys practicing – and teaching – yoga. This story is supposed to be about me coming to America. I am sorry. I rarely follow the plot or instructions. I don’t know why this happens to me all the time. Ask...

Portraits & interviews

How I Have Built My Community in New York City

A personal experience in building a community in New York City, written by a Russian immigrant. October 8, 2017. My plane landed at JFK airport. It was a hot fall evening. The only thing I had was a touristic backpack with all my dreams about a new life in it. My husband had his too. The first place we had in the new city was a living room in a one-bedroom apartment in South Brooklyn. On the first morning, we...