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A Portrait of New York

A Portrait of New York is an assignment for documentary film students at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism @CUNY and Dutch students visiting from Utrecht University of Applied Sciences, the Netherlands to produce a compelling, character based, visual vignette. The class is co-taught by Newmark-J Professors Bob Sacha, Yoruba Richen and Utrecht Professors Brian Maston and Arjan Kroon.

A Portrait of New York
Assana Azpire

Voices of New York Video: A Hairbraider’s Journey

By Noëlle Lilley, Anna Livia De Kort and Julia Vriend | May 29, 2020

‘In Harlem, hair isn’t just a style; it’s a way of life.’

A Portrait of New York
Sundari

Voices of New York Video: Sundari, the Indian Goddess

By Kirk Cohall, Terrence Fraser and Ingmar Kuitert | May 22, 2020

Sundari is originally from Guyana and currently resides in Far Rockaway, Queens. She has been performing since 2012 after being discovered at the Raj Kumari Cultural Center, where she was the first Indo-Caribbean/Guyanese drag queen to perform in a non-LGBTQ+ musical production in Queens.

Voices of New York
Arabic Percussion Workshop

Seeking a New Rhythm: NYers Tap into Arabic Percussion

By Yara El Murr, Gus Fisher and Veerle Bos | March 10, 2020

‘I have evolved my own identity based on the different cultures I’ve been interacting with.’

squirrel in rehab
wildlife

The Squirrel Next Door: A Wildlife Sanctuary in Clinton Hill

By Adelaida Espinoza and Mary Conlon | March 6, 2020

The New York State Department of Conservation grants licenses to those wishing to aid injured or abandoned wildlife.

ARTS and CULTURE
Carnaval at Sisa Pakari

The Children of Mother Earth: Carnaval in ‘Ecuayork’

By Ariel Goodman, Dion Balfoort and Sammie Leermakers | March 2, 2020

Far from the mountains of the Ecuadorian Andes, families from the region gathered recently to celebrate Carnaval at Sisa Pakari, an Ecuadorian cultural center in the heart of Queens, which is commonly referred to as “Ecuayork” for the fact that Ecuadorian immigrants comprise the largest Latino group in the borough.

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