“Renegade Market: Robert LaValva and the battle for the New Amsterdam Market” by Skyler Reid http://www.vimeo.com/77588984 Robert LaValva is campaigning to keep the New Amsterdam Market up and running at its current site by the old Fulton Fish Market. The...

Fashion Over Biking by Áine Pennello http://www.vimeo.com/78538334 Joined by bike lanes, hipster and Hasidic Williamsburg fight over biker fashion in Mayor Bloomberg’s gentrified New York. See transcript Transcript :If anybody’s ever biked, you know it’s freedom. Some...

  Breaking The Cycle- by Nadja Thomas Young minority single fathers are determined to break the stereotypes that have been placed on them. With the aid of Mayor Bloomberg’s Fatherhood Initiative they have set out to break the cycle of lifestyles they have adopted...

Division underneath the Manhattan Bridge: Hipsters, Hasidim clash over bike riding by Jillian Eugenios http://www.vimeo.com/78600974 Bike lanes remain a contentious topic in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, but one man is working to bridge the gap between the hipster cycling...

The Cyclebreakers by Anne Lagamayo http://www.vimeo.com/77561645 This is the story of Jesus Benitez, who grew up in the Bronx next to a Bloods block, who was a single father at 17. Refusing to settle for a life of low wages and long hours, he joins a fatherhood...

The Last Dance- by Tanisia Morris http://www.vimeo.com/77571545 Brooklyn-based choreographer Alexander Beller recalls the triumphs and challenges of a defunct Dance New Amsterdam. The 29-year-old dance organization closed its doors on October 15, 2013 after years of...

Apollo by Shannon E. Ayala http://www.vimeo.com/77569886 The real people behind the characters of the club scene could be complex. Apollo, a Meatpacking District and Times Square club promoter tells his story of growing up in a poorer part of NYC and finding himself...

Blood Gang Member Turns Away From Violence To Mentor Kids by Eric Jankiewicz http://www.vimeo.com/77556490 Thomas Angel Porter spent 8 years in prison for assault and when he was released he decided to help young people stay off the path to prison. See transcript...

An Unlikely Leader by Tara Bracco http://www.vimeo.com/77873131 A Bloods gang member in New York City mentors youths on probation to help keep them away from crime and prison. See transcript Transcript : Thomas Angel Porter, Aka Arocks They might act hard and like...

Apollo: The God of Music by Heather Martino http://www.vimeo.com/77574165 From rags to riches, a young man from the projects goes from running the streets of New York City to partying in the Hamptons. After college and fraternity life, Apollo, 23, finds a lucrative...