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Culture & events

Exploring cultures through cuisine in New York

Written and photographed by Daria Kurdyukova-Pillot In New York you can experience whatever you want. It has everything and it never ceases  to surprise you. The beautiful city full of beautiful people from all over the world gives you a lot of opportunities to feel like you are back in your home country. Food is one of these possibilities. I like cooking and tasting food from different parts of our amazing world. My favorite cuisines are Italian, French, Indian, Japanese,...

Portraits & interviews

A newcomer’s guide to navigating New York

Written by Shelley McKay Big cities are often judged on their ability to move the hundreds of thousands (or millions) of their inhabitants and tourists safely and quickly from point A to point B. The Sustainable Cities Mobility Index 2017 ranked New York’s transportation system 23rd among 100 cities, taking into account each system’s social and human impacts (like accessibility and efficiency), economic aspects (such as affordability and time taken to get to work), and environmental implications (including air pollution...

Portraits & interviews

NWNY July news: Get involved to support immigrant women, latest news, featured blog post

I am very excited to share with you two opportunities to get involved with New Women New Yorkers and support our work with immigrant women: One-time opportunity: We’re looking for professionals from a wide range of industries to volunteer on August 14 at our Job Search Practice & Networking event. Long-term opportunity: We’re seeking new Board Directors to join our Fundraising and Program committees. See more information below.  And if you’re unable to get involved this time, keep reading so that...

Culture & events

Highlights from our Summer Art Fest event

Written by Lumi Zogaj. Photos by Constanza Prieto.  For Thahitun Mariam, immigration means learning to exist in multiple places. Originally from Bangladesh, she feels at home both there and in her adopted home of New York City. As for Kweighbaye Kotee, who fled the Liberian civil war with her family and now lives in Brooklyn, she still has “an inner yearning to connect to home in Liberia.” Both women were speaking at a roundtable discussion held during Summer Art Fest,...