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Long and Winding and Road Ends for Bleecker Bob’s

A simple but sincere thank you note pinned up inside Bleecker Bob’s Records, which was ornamented with the names and faces from sixty years of rock ‘n’ roll, informs shoppers of their closing sale. (Lindsay Peters)

Goodbye Music, Hello Fro-Yo Bleecker Bob’s record store is legendary to New York and music fanatics worldwide. For decades, vinyl enthusiasts made pilgrimages to the West Village landmark…

Tweetin’ ‘Bout a Revolution

A screenshot representing various versions of the Human Rights Campaign’s logo, many of which have gone viral on social media. (Danielle Small)

Activism Takes a Digital Turn Outside a Chelsea pet shop, middle schoolers picketed against the store’s alleged use of puppy mills. Most pedestrians ignored them, but not Cecily…

The Revolution Will Be Recodified

An audience member at the "Revolution Recodified" conference chants while holding the Cuban flag, demonstrating his support for blogger and guest speaker Yoani Sanchez. Credit: Francia Sandoval

Even in today’s era of online discussion, face-to-face communication still holds merit. And for three days last month, people from across the country gathered in person at the New…

A Tale of Two Time Periods

Lindsay Peters Why We’re Obsessed with the Past and the Present and Why That’s Okay My friend hates her neighbors. Living on campus at Pratt University, she is…

Pirates of Silicon Alley

Dates on Wheels: the mobile office of Date My School. “We wanted to get the ugliest color possible, so people would notice us,” said Balazs Alexa, co-founder of Date My School (Niko Nelson)

Start-ups Give New York New Tech Title. The neighborhood is just east of the Hudson, right below Hell’s Kitchen, the only place in Manhattan where people remember the…

Parsons Competes in Fashion Fusion

[soundslides width=”620″ height =”533″ id=”3840″] Earlier this month, the annual Fashion Fusion show provided the perfect occasion for two rival schools, Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) and Parsons the…