Meet the Interns: Alex Hughes
July 18, 2012
This month, the spotlight’s on our awesome interns—they’ll tell us about their roles at the Press and clue us in on their favorite New York things. Today, meet Alex, an editorial… READ MORE
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Meet the Interns: Ethan Ampel
July 11, 2012
This month, we’re giving our interns the spotlight. From editorial to production to marketing, these students are along every step of the way. And, over the next couple of weeks,… READ MORE
Beyond El Barrio: A student’s response
July 9, 2012
Alyshia Gálvez, Assistant Professor of Latin American and Puerto Rican Studies at Lehman College, wrote to us recently to share a fascinating essay written by one of her students during her… READ MORE
Another Year
September 12, 2011
It’s more than a bit of a relief to have the 10th anniversary of September 11 behind us. Don’t you feel, every year, as if the entire city holds its… READ MORE
Will Marriage Change Gay People?
June 28, 2011
In celebration of the legalization of gay marriage in New York, we’ve released an exclusive excerpt from M.V. Lee Badgett’s classic book, “When Gay People Get Married”. Read it below… READ MORE
Reading Gay Culture at the Lesbian Herstory Archives
June 27, 2011
On Saturday, just hours after the historic vote in the New York Senate gave gay couples throughout the state the right to marry, I visited one of New York City’s… READ MORE
Raising a Better Brooklyn
April 19, 2011
The New York Times talked about the continuing problems with regulating nannies in NYC, despite reforms. They quoted the author of Raising Brooklyn: Nannies, Childcare, and Caribbeans Creating Community in… READ MORE
The Lost Home of Harlem Jazz
November 10, 2010
David Freeland, author of Automats, Taxi Dances, and Vaudeville: Excavating Manhattan’s Lost Places of Leisure, takes Channel 13 on a tour of 133rd st. in Harlem, a quiet residential street… READ MORE