As PEN America, the non-profit that celebrates literature and free expression, celebrated its 100th anniversary last year, it released a study that found more than 1,600 books, mostly about racism and LGBTQ issues, had been removed from school districts across the country during a past
It can be hard for a person to communicate in another language, especially when it comes to animals. In that case, it’s understandable that someone might think the language to be useless. But apparently, people can speak to birds. “Can you attract the titmouse by the
The previously blooming business in Midtown’s floral district dealt with pandemic hurdles. Now, the weather looks like spring, many business owners are contending with inflation. During the height of the pandemic, many restaurants purchased plants and flowers from the district on West 28th Street between 6th
Amid a nationwide shortage, Adderall prescriptions for young adults continue to skyrocket in the United States. Some say this will lead to lasting problems.
Not far from New York, on the other side of the Hudson River, stands the intriguing City of Guttenberg, a small residential neighborhood in New Jersey, with 12,000 inhabitants.
Families can only send their incarcerated loved ones packages – ones with warm socks, blankets, food and other essentials – through external private vendors that they are finding unaffordable.
When Quincy Wise, 23, opened his email a few days before Thanksgiving, he found a message informing him that his application for a $15,000 federal student loan was approved. He felt relieved. Even though he knew it would add to his existing debt of $20,000,
It was the night of the big race. Santos stood behind the bar at Turtles All the Way Down on a recent, cold Sunday night, moving gracefully as he prepared each drink. Frozen coffee is the standard drink at this Brooklyn dive bar: 1.5 ounces
[caption id="attachment_5303" align="alignnone" width="1060"] Lydia Nobles' artwork depicts abortion stories, including her own. (Credit: Twesha Dikshit)[/caption] On Bethune Street in the West Village sits a self-titled sculpture “Lydia.” It represents the act of sitting and waiting, but in the past few months, the artwork has been traveling
The giant discount retailer’s stores are often obstacle courses that both employees and customers find unpleasant and even dangerous.
On an early February morning in Chinatown, students put on face masks and doused their hands with sanitizer before entering the New York Chinese School on Mott Street. Like generations of students before them, these children came to learn to speak Mandarin and write Chinese
Online public education is rapidly expanding and for some private companies, it has become a profitable business. But public universities are often not transparent about private companies’ involvement in their programs.