HIIT workout class at Pier 46. Photo: Ava Manson Free Fitness Classes at Hudson River Park The return of the summer’s long, warm days mark the return of outdoor activities in the city, and none are more exciting... News 15 Jun 2022 | 10:53
Donation sign at the front desk of the Sustainable Fashion Community Center. Photo: Ava Manson Bring Five, Take Five It’s a Tuesday afternoon at East Harlem’s Sustainable Fashion Community Center, and tenth grader Arielle Gin is hanging up... News 13 May 2022 | 12:45
On stage for “Peter Pan.” Photo: Emily Viega A Summer of Theater Camp The Upper West Side’s Play On! Studios is back this summer with their second year of in-person camp since before the start... News 16 Apr 2022 | 02:52
Traci Johnson with “Freeform” soft sculpture. Photo: Kahdeem Prosper Traci Johnson’s ‘Safe Space’ The annual Affordable Art Fair made a return to Chelsea last week, bringing mazes of gallery booths to the Metropolitan Pavilion... News 27 Mar 2022 | 10:48
The Red Door Place at The Church of the Village. Photo: Ava Manson The Door That Stayed Open During Lockdown By just one year after NYC declared the pandemic a state of emergency on March 12, 2020, the number of New Yorkers experiencing... News 09 Mar 2022 | 03:39
A line of antiwar protesters formed in front of the Washington Square Arch on February 27. Photos by Ava Manson Rally for Ukraine Crowds gathered in front of the Washington Square Arch on Sunday afternoon to rally in support of Ukraine in a sea of blue... News 28 Feb 2022 | 10:50
Vegan Friday at PS 130 in Manhattan on Friday, February 4, 2022. Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office The Politics of School Lunch Earlier this month, New York City Mayor Eric Adams launched “Vegan Fridays,” a public-school initiative that met with harsh... News 18 Feb 2022 | 10:35
The entryway of Kona Coffee & Company’s Chelsea location between 21st St.and Seventh Ave. Photo: Ava Manson A Taste of Hawaii in Chelsea Grown in Hawaii but brewed in New York, the coffee beans used by specialty Hawaiian coffee shop Kona Coffee & Company bring... News 08 Feb 2022 | 12:10
Asian American Federation Executive Director Jo-Ann Yoo addresses the crowd during the Asian Justice Rally at Foley Square on January 30. Photo: Ava Manson A Rally for Asian Justice in Foley Square In sub-freezing temperatures, New Yorkers gathered in support of victims of anti-Asian hate crimes at last weekend’s Asian... News 31 Jan 2022 | 08:01