by Sofia Perpetua | Nov 8, 2013 | - New York Stories of Fascinating People, Spring 2013, 2013 Fall, BobAssignmentOne, New York Stories of Fascinating People, Fall 2013
Building Minds in East New York – by Sofia Perpetua http://www.vimeo.com/77583696 A school marching band teaches East New York children focus, perseverance, responsibility and discipline while it keeps them safe from the violent streets of this Brooklyn...
by ilie mitaru | May 20, 2013 | - New York Stories of Fascinating People, Spring 2013, assignment TWO, Samantha Stark, Where does this go?
Mu’minah Qadar is a devote Muslim, and aspiring model. She views modeling – which she does for an agency specializing in Muslim fashion – as a way to promote beautiful, modest fashion. See transcript Transcript : Transcript Get the rest of the story...
by Elena Popina | May 20, 2013 | - New York Stories of Fascinating People, Spring 2013, assignment TWO, New York Stories of Fascinating People, Spring 2013
Motorgirl – by Elena Popina Martina Milova loves to surprise people. Within one day, you can find her in an haute couture dress on a catwalk and in biker boots and a helmet, smiling to the camera and getting her hands dirty changing oil in her bike. See...
by Sarah Khuwaja | May 20, 2013 | - New York Stories of Fascinating People, Spring 2013, 2013 Spring, assignment TWO, New York Stories of Fascinating People, Spring 2013
Multiple Sclerosis: A Lesson In Relearning – by Sarah Khuwaja Once a New York City tour guide, actor and CPR instructor, Walter Hershman now spends his days relearning how to walk steadily and speak without a slur as a Multiple Sclerosis patient. But Walter...
by meredithrosenberg | May 19, 2013 | - New York Stories of Fascinating People, Spring 2013, assignment TWO, New York Stories of Fascinating People, Spring 2013
http://www.vimeo.com/66838384 For the Love of Cabaret – by Meredith Rosenberg Karen Gross first discovered cabaret at the famed Odette’s in bucolic Bucks County, Pa., where she grew up. She headlined there around 2004, debuting a show she dubbed, “Sex and the...
by craiggiammona | May 19, 2013 | - New York Stories of Fascinating People, Spring 2013, 2013 Spring, assignment TWO, New York Stories of Fascinating People, Spring 2013, S_2013AssignmentONE, Samantha Stark
Hoops and Tough Love with Coach Senior, by Craig Giammona Coach Mike Senior puts his players through the paces during a practice session in Bedford Stuyvesant. A coach for more than 50 years, senior uses a tough love approach to teach hard work and discipline as he...
by Brianne Barry | May 19, 2013 | - New York Stories of Fascinating People, Spring 2013, 2013 Spring, assignment TWO, New York Stories of Fascinating People, Spring 2013, Samantha Stark, Video Storytelling
Forever Lolita – by Brianne Barry For a majority of New Yorkers fashion is the last thing brought to mind when they hear the term Lolita. Imported from Japan and gaining ground in New York City, Lolita is slowly becoming a style mainstay. Yanise Cabrera, 23,...
by Jessica Glazer | May 18, 2013 | - New York Stories of Fascinating People, Spring 2013, 2013 Spring, assignment TWO
Rope Walk: Recovery on Silks – by Jessica Glazer http://www.vimeo.com/66478073 ML’s self image was shattered a few years ago after she was sexually assaulted. She had been a competitive athlete, but after the assault she felt like her body failed her and she had...
by Mikhael Simmonds | Apr 20, 2013 | - New York Stories of Fascinating People, Spring 2013, assignment TWO, New York Stories of Fascinating People, Spring 2013, Where does this go?
478 – By Mikhael Simmonds 478 from Mik Sim on Vimeo. RDACBX is a hip-hop community center focused on training young artists in the Hunts Point, South Bronx. Despite the work done in the community, the group is unsure of their future in one of the country’s...
by Nathan Place | Apr 20, 2013 | - New York Stories of Fascinating People, Spring 2013, assignment TWO, New York Stories of Fascinating People, Spring 2013
Opting Out: The Movement Against High-Stakes Testing, by Nathan Place April was a month of stress for many children and parents in the New York City public school system, as students finally took the new standardized tests they’d been preparing for all year. But one...
by Brianne Barry | Apr 16, 2013 | - New York Stories of Fascinating People, Spring 2013, New York Stories of Fascinating People, Spring 2013
Without Brakes by Brianne Barry New York City is known for its high speed lifestyle, its agressive attitude and its jam-packed streets. Many who try to live and work in the city become overwhelmed by the burden of such a stressful environment, but not Omar Montana....
by dominikwurnig | Mar 19, 2013 | - New York Stories of Fascinating People, Spring 2013, 2013 Spring, assignment TWO, New York Stories of Fascinating People, Spring 2013
Living While Awake – by Dominik Wurnig Wendy Scher does her groceries, when the shops are closed. The piles of trash in front of New York’s supermarkets are where she gets her food from- for free. Barely ever she needs to buy food. She lives from $750 a month in...
