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Portraits & interviews

Covid-19 in NYC: our community shares stories of quarantine and self-isolation. Today, meet Olga, from Ukraine

The pandemic is dramatically reshaping life in New York. Beyond the headlines, members of our community share their first-person accounts on navigating the outbreak.  Olga, who grew up in Ukraine, explains how sticking to a daily schedule helps her to feel less stressed Interview: Maria PyaternevaPictures: Olga Pustyntseva READ ALSO: NWNY Covid-19 resource list for immigrant women, from food access to reliable sources of information What are your feelings and fears? Watching the news about the pandemic repeatedly can be upsetting....

Culture & events

Why are we here? Reflections on Women’s March 2018

Words and photos by Constanza Prieto One month ago, on January 20, more than 200,000 demonstrators congregated in the streets of Manhattan to be part of the 2018 Women’s March. It was a beautiful, sunny, powerful, and inspiring day. I woke up very early, as if a little girl on Christmas morning looking for her gifts. I had been looking forward to the event for weeks, when we would march for democracy and for our rights as women. This was...

Culture & events

Join us for Stories That Move Us on July 25

  Join us for Stories That Move Us on July 25 “A 19-year-old girl, sweating in her cocktail dress and her eyes wide with fear, was driving through a slum in Rio de Janeiro with a middle-aged male stranger. She was lost, and also late for her friend’s wedding, so she had little choice but to blindly trust that this stranger would not rape or assault her, and that he would take her to her destination.“ This is just one...

Culture & events

A glimpse into New York City’s top immigrant group: the 33rd Dominican Day Parade and Festival

Written by Arielle Kandel   This month in New York, there were more festivals, parades, and cultural events showcasing the diversity of the city’s population and immigrant communities than ever: the famous Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in Flushing, the traditional Giglio Feast of San Antonio in East Harlem, the joyful India Day Parade in Murray Hill, and many more. But let’s talk about the annual Dominican Day Parade and Festival, which filled Sixth Avenue with festive colors and sounds...