Protesters in Washington Square Park on June 24. Photo: Leah Foreman Grief and Anger Over Roe June 24 felt like a usual Friday at first. The summer air hot, yet welcoming. The birds chirping, the horns honking, the... News 25 Jun 2022 | 12:36
In front of Julius’, (from left to right) on April 21, 2022: Andrew Berman, Randy Wicker, Sen. Brad Hoylman, and Ken Lustbader look up at the new plaque, cementing the location in history. Photo: Leah Foreman Remembering a ‘Sip-In’ for Gay Rights 56 Years Later Fifty-six years ago, at Julius’ Bar in Greenwich Village, four openly gay men held a “Sip-In.” The men were Dick Leitsch,... News 22 Apr 2022 | 04:49
When the marching began, thousands filled the streets. Some men came in solidarity with the women in their lives. Photo: Leah Foreman Women March for Abortion Rights It’s been over 100 years since the start of the suffrage movement. It’s been almost 100 years since the creation of the Equal... News 03 Oct 2021 | 12:42
David Byrne and the American Utopia band strike a pose while performing in the Hudson Theatre during their first stay on Broadway. Photo: Mattew Murphy David Byrne’s ‘American Utopia’ Returns to Broadway As we return to a new normal, over a year after the start of the pandemic, Broadway is seeing a revival of its own — and... News 10 Sep 2021 | 03:43
Author Leah Foreman snaps a selfie as she walks through the East Village donning a blue surgical face mask in February 2021. A Bittersweet Return to School For the first time in over a year and a half, on Thursday, September 2, New York University will resume in-person classes.... Voices 01 Sep 2021 | 01:03
Dulce at the MTA headquarters, where she keeps offices clean. Honoring Her Late Father Dulce Martínez’s father was a building porter. Back then, she worked at a register. “There is something better for you,”... People 29 Apr 2021 | 02:24
Working with Heart Custodial work is not Sondra Edwards’ first career. She worked for the foster care system as a case planner before retiring... People 29 Apr 2021 | 02:18
Doorman of 24 Years Celebrated on Upper East Side Victor Rodriguez, Doorman of the Year for the Upper East Side, found his job by happenstance at the Andover 24 years ago.... People 29 Apr 2021 | 12:19
The Inspire Project performing pre-pandemic (left to right): Tanya Leah, Lorraine Ferro and Ilene Angel. Photo: Stan Tomczak The Inspire Project The Inspire Project, a folk-rock group made up of Tanya Leah, Ilene Angel and Lorraine Ferro, was born after the trio left... City Arts 21 Apr 2021 | 05:36
The author, age 11, at Camp Louise with her beloved Winnie the Pooh stuffed animal. Photo courtesy of Leah Foreman Out of My Shell - and Into the Potomac The first time I went to sleepaway camp, I was seven years old, a petite, baby-faced doll — used to being called out for... Camp Guide 26 Mar 2021 | 07:15
Asian American Federation Executive Director Jo-Ann Yoo speaks to the crowd that surrounds her in Union Square on March 19 about the ongoing violence against Asian Ameicans. Photo: Leah Foreman City Rallies to #StopAsianHate After shootings in the Atlanta metropolitan area last week at spas owned by people of Asian descent which left eight people... News 19 Mar 2021 | 06:23
People sit in socially-distanced pods under the lights at Donmar Warehouse in London’s West End. The show is headed to the Daryl Roth Theater April 2. Photo: Helen Maybanks ‘Blindness’ Comes from the West End to Union Square The first live production to return to London’s West End in August 2020 was “Blindness,” an immersive light and sound experience... News 19 Mar 2021 | 06:13
At the Asian American Federation’s Anti-Asian Hate Rally in Foley Square on Saturday, February 27, 2021. Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office ( Michael Appleton) Battling a Rise in Anti-Asian Hate Crimes Hate crimes against Asians have gone up exponentially across the country — and around the globe — in the last year due to... News 03 Mar 2021 | 07:09
Three kids ride their tricycles down a Lower East Side street (1980). Photo courtesy of Alex Harsley Alex Harsley and the 4th Street Photo Gallery Alex Harsley, 83, knows this city. He’s been photographing and documenting life here for most of his life and has even captured... City Arts 19 Feb 2021 | 10:11
Street view of 70 Fifth Avenue (map data © 2020 Google) and a photo of W.E.B. DuBois in 1918 from Library of Congress, via Wikimedia Commons. DuBois headed The Crisis Magazine which published from 70 Fifth Avenue and was the first publication that catered directly to African American people. Image courtesy of the GVSHP Telling the Stories of NYC’s Black ‘First Villagers’ - and Others For Black History Month, we as a country look back and celebrate the historic achievements of our Black forebears while paying... News 10 Feb 2021 | 10:31
