Jessica González-Rojas knows exactly how long it’s been since a woman was elected in her state assembly district. “I can tell you, it’s been 44 years,” she says, “because Ivan Lafayette was elected in 1976, the year I was born.” Jessica González-Rojas, Democrat/Working Family Party candidate for New
Times Square’s businesses were boarded up Tuesday, police erected barricades throughout Midtown and Sean Spicer snapped a photo of a Donald Trump impersonator donning a large cardboard sign reading, “Vote Trump Out.” But it's not clear that reflects his sentiments. Spicer, former White House press secretary and
Young Republicans say that they often feel silenced in New York City, a reliably Democratic town — except on Staten Island, where they feel more comfortable flying their “Make America Great Again” flags in support of President Trump. So on Sunday, the last day of early
STATEN ISLAND — Cold wind greeted Staten Island’s first voters Tuesday morning as they waited outside of the Richmond Terrace Houses under cover of darkness, preparing to cast their ballots in an historic election. On Staten Island, voters are not only deciding between four more years
Edith Prentiss wheeled across the ramp into her polling site in Washington Heights on Election Day and sighed. She pointed to the incline between the ramp and doorway of the Moriah Senior Center in Washington Heights. “This ramp,” the longtime advocate said, “is state of the art
It’s a Saturday morning in October, and about 50 pro-life protesters are gathered outside the Planned Parenthood clinic on Bleecker Street in Manhattan. Some are wearing masks, others aren’t. Many are standing within a foot of each other. They are a mix of nuns, priests,
It’s honks versus f-bombs on West 107th Street in Manhattan. And right now, the honks are winning. A trio of Manhattan residents have turned an intersection on the Upper West Side into a cacophonous public square. Waving signs that direct passers-by to “Honk for Biden,” they
Every Friday at sunset since July, Malorie Bryant hustles up and down a shaky fire-escape ladder to welcome guests to the Mad Love Comedy Show, relocated by the pandemic from a Manhattan club to a rooftop in Bushwick, Brooklyn. On a recent Friday, Bryant — the
Manhattan’s 76th State Assembly District has long voted Democratic, but this year, no candidate on the ballot is officially affiliated with the Democratic Party. The wealthy Upper East Side district is instead immersed in a messy, constantly changing race. Rebecca Seawright, the six-year incumbent, was dropped
Dwana Smallwood grew up in Bedford-Stuyvesant with a dream to become a dancer. Starting in the mid-1990s, she performed on stages around the world and was declared “one of the greatest modern dancers” by Vogue Magazine. Oprah Winfrey asked her to go to South Africa
Even after 21 years working as an electrician, Celené Garcia still has to deal with sexual harassment on the job. “Just a year ago, a laborer decided that the room I was working in was his changing area … and that it was OK for him
In 2012, Colombian designers Melissa Losada and Marcela Velez had modest expectations for the launch of their luxury handbag brand, M2Malletier. “We just wanted to create a beautiful product that we would both want to wear,” Velez said. But the minimalist look of the duo’s signature linear
