A Spanish-speaking Asian server placed the avocado appetizer atop the zodiac-themed placemat, which told Spencer Flores his birth year animal was a rabbit. La Caridad, the Upper West Side Cuban Chinese fusion restaurant, had been the Flores family reunion spot throughout Spencer’s childhood. Each visit, he checked the placemats to see if the 1999 zodiac […]
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Twenty years ago, police officers were widely considered the heroes of New York. Yet, at the height of the Black Lives Matter protests, less than half of Americans had confidence in them. Here’s how the tables turned. Bernie Whalen had the morning shift. Nearing the Casciano bridge on his way to the New York Police
By: Rachyl Jones, Jennifer Irving and Dylan Croll “You know that 500 people applied for your job,” said a human resources manager at Front Gate Ticketing Solutions, owned by Live Nation Entertainment. “You beat out over 500 people.” Amantha Dikin got offered her job as a sales coordinator at Front Gate Tickets in the summer
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Classic rock shook Madison Square Garden’s speakers as beams of lights danced across the audience, not an empty seat in sight. The arena swelled with drunk chatter and anticipation. Had someone wandered in by accident, they might think that the Knicks were playing in the NBA finals. Instead, they would find a tribute event remembering
The Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY) Memorial Wall honors the 343 firefighters who sacrificed their lives on September 11, 2001. It hangs at FDNY Ten House, home of Engine 10 and Ladder 10 companies. Five men from Ten House died on 9/11, about half of the firefighters on shift. Unveiled in
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When I graduated from the University of South Carolina in the spring, I wore a garnet and black honor cord that stood for “graduating with leadership distinction,” in my specific concentration, “professional and civic engagement.” Only a small percentage of the student body receives this honor. One segment of this distinction was an authored ePortfolio
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An homage to the service industry. For the past five months, I worked as a hostess and server at a casual/upscale restaurant. Its interior reflects the building’s original, prohibition-era speakeasy architecture – a posh atmosphere lit by Edison bulbs, filled with eclectic décor. Down the hall hangs a 10-foot-tall set of golden winds, and above
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“Come on, Holly. Just shotgun one beer with me,” says Noah, a USC graduate student. The house overflows with people, each holding a drink in their hand. “I told you. I can’t drink on my medication,” responds Holly, a USC senior. “What like birth control? Everyone drinks on birth control,” Noah grabs two Coors Lights
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By Rachyl Jones and Elyssa Fishman disinformation and the people’s response The year 2020 will go down in history. It has brought a pandemic, a new wave of social justice protests, a controversial election and most notably, an ostensible rock bottom for trust in news outlets. In the past, news organizations have been accused of
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Please read this report alongside the Time Cover Index, available for download below. introduction In a world where print is turning digital, Time Magazine remains profitable for a simple reason: consumers see the cover and they pick the issue up. Whether images picture celebrities, political cartoons or graphic war images, Time’s cover art has existed
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