By Anissa Islas Nia Sioux emerged onto the reality television scene as a nine-year-old little girl. In 2011, she entered the dance spotlight with her mother on the hit TV show Dance Moms. Nia spent her childhood in a world…
Carley Thorne: On Digital Folklore
By Anissa Islas Carley Thorne is the 26-year-old Canadian comedian and writer whose YouTube channel, uncarley, has amassed millions of viewers and a devoted audience of 460k subscribers. What began as a space for quick, witty commentary about celebrities’ favorite…
“Of course, she was shocked”: Alexander Zhadan on how he found his bride thanks to ChatGPT
By Alexander Perchatkin Around a year ago, a senior BA student, Alexander Zhadan, made headlines when the Russian Humanities Institute accepted his thesis, entirely composed with the aid of ChatGPT. This achievement sparked widespread interest in the intersection of AI…
Nathan Burke On: the Greene Street Review
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Razorblades to Paintbrushes: Oriel Ceballos
By Chazzel Ferbol Edited for clarity and context by Aksha Mittapalli It’s a sunny day in Washington Square Park and Oriel Ceballos, 41, has set up shop. Various original art pieces are organized under a large white sign with dark…
Graffiti and Street Art in New York City: Video Essay
By Inez Malhotra The graffiti art scene has evolved alongside New York City’s changing landscape. The city is the medium’s canvas, but there have been growing tensions as commissioned street art and murals have been taking away wall space from…
A Record Store on Bleecker Street
By Elle Liu Jamal Alnasr, owner of Village Revival Records on Bleecker Street, has been selling records for over 30 years. He shares the story of his beloved record store and how it has survived through the rise and fall…
The Upper East Side’s Favorite Butcher
By Nathan Burke Lobel’s Prime Meats on the Upper East Side is one of the most well known butcher shops in the entire city, providing steaks for Yankee Stadium and New Yorkers alike. To a shop that’s been passed down…
Success, As Defined by a New York City Skater-Artist-Actor-Father
By Nathan Burke On a breezy Sunday afternoon, Leo Fitzpatrick arrived via skateboard in a black hoodie and a gray beanie to his gallery on Henry Street in Two Bridges. Fitzpatrick, a former actor of the 1995 movie Kids and…
Punk in NYC
By Sophia Moore This short film was created in Fall 2022 as part of a course in the NYU Journalism Institute, “Journalistic Inquiry: Multimedia,” under the supervision of Professor Phil Rosenbaum. I profiled three young women determined to make it…