Singer’s Underground Following
Tenor Roberto Esquivelzeta dreams of singing opera at the Met and Carnegie Hall. But for now, the subways will do.
Place: Manhattan
Wigmaker Weaves New Looks
Robert-Charles Vallance crafts wigs for actors – and cancer patients.
via WNYC
Horseless Carriage Reimagined
The owners of a Manhattan stable are trying to redraw the Central Park carriage debate with a model that can be powered by battery or horse.
via New York Daily News
Girls Get Ice and Life Lessons
Participants in the Figure Skating in Harlem program (pictured with U.S. Olympic champ Evan Lysacek) receive guidance on and off the ice.
Scenes From a Tragedy
Our reporters used social media and on-the-scene reporting to tell the story of a deadly explosion in East Harlem. (Photo: Scott Klocksin)
Color is the New Black
Our reporters hit Lincoln Center during New York Fashion Week to photograph street style and ask show-goers, “Why are you wearing what you’re wearing?”
via DNAInfo.com
Wi-Fi’s Free, But Speech Isn’t
Au Bon Pain blocks wi-fi users from accessing some websites – including GLAAD's homepage and abortion debate-related sites.
via Our Town Downtown
East Meets East Village In Candy
Pragati Sawhney brings a taste of her native India to her start-up chocolate business.