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My Time Inside the Rikers Island Prison
Over the past six weeks, I have been teaching the Bill of Rights to 16-18 year old incarcerated juveniles
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Save these 170-Year Old East Village Townhouses from the Wrecking Ball
At stake in the East Village are two buildings with remarkably intact Greek Revival architectural details. But perhaps even more
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Inside Gracie Mansion, Home of New York City’s Mayors
Political activist and lawyer Janos Marton documents his movements through his upliftingly-named website, LivingtheDream.org. As a long-standing
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The Arcades of Paris: The Passage du Grand Cerf
Another one of my favorite Parisian passages is the Passage du Grand Cerf in the 2nd arrondisement, mostly because of
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What do Lou Gehrig, Henry Kissenger and Ralph Ellison Have In Common? A Library!
What do Lou Gehrig, Henry Kissenger and Ralph Ellison Have In Common? A Library! Add to these personalities singer Maria
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Inside NYC’s Office of Emergency Management
Last week, we checked out New York City’s Office of Emergency Management (OEM). The agency plans for emergencies, collects
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Madame Rana: Fortune Telling from a Trailer in Paris
Walking by the catacombs in the 14th arrondisement, I discovered Madame Rana–a fortune teller operating out of a happily
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New SimCity-Like Tool for Urban Planning: Good Concept, Bad Application?
This development is bound to make urban designers a little uncomfortable. “Betaville” is a new tool that lets you do
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A Factory Converted into a Mosque in Jamaica, Queens
Along the Van Wyck Expressway in Queens, not too far from the Jamaica train station, stands a mosque clearly converted
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Flu Shots in Penn Station Kmart
This kind of reminded me of the tattoo store I saw operating out of a mens bathroom in Santa Cruz,
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NOLA: Yakumo Nihon Teien at the New Orleans Botanical Garden
The New Orleans Botanical Garden in City Park was originally created in 1936 as part of the Works Progress Administration.
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Historic Haunts – The Historic New Orleans Collection
I was at the Historic New Orleans Collection in the French Quarter this past week to see Jason Marsalis at