ConciURGE: Tales of a NYC Doorman
Brian Pineiro, Impact Staff
March 15, 2019
Being a doorman may sound uneventful, but being one in New York City is anything but. Here is one last look, shift if you will, as my life as one.
OP/ED: The MTA Fare Hike Will Not Disentangle a Broken Transit System
Nicole Acosta, Managing Editor
February 28, 2019
The MTA wants to raise our fare prices to cover their impending debt. I'm pretty sure I still won't get to work on time.
Question(s) of a Lifetime – Part One
Steven Keehner, Impact Staff
February 18, 2018
Is there a God? What is the meaning of life? Is a hot dog a sandwich? These are all some of the greatest questions humanity has faced; here are some more.
The March to the 2018 Election
Matt Reich, Associate Editor
February 5, 2018
Demonstrators at the Women's March are motivated to be vocal, make change, and vote this November.
We Are Paramore: The Trio’s NYC Comeback
Nicole Acosta, Staff Writer
November 5, 2017
Its been about a month since my presence at the Paramore concert at Radio City Music Hall and I still can’t watch back my concert videos without almost throwing my phone against the wall from excitement. Paramore decided to leave their NYC fandom "shook" when they announced their North American...
Queens Brings the Heat: Meadows Music Festival Review
Nora-Grayce Orosz, Staff Writer
October 11, 2016
On Oct. 2, hordes of music fans descended the steps of the Willets Point 7 train station in Queens, heading towards the Meadows Music and Arts Festival. Boasting big, mainstream headliners like Kanye West, Chance the Rapper, the Weeknd, J. Cole, and more, New Yorkers as well as bridge-and-tunnelers...
TechWeek New York. Part 1
Samuel Neve, Impact Staff
October 26, 2013
TechWeek NYC is all about the tech entrepreneur and how their products can change the lives of thousands, if not millions, of peoples' lives for the better. Scenes from sci-fi movies, where computers are assisting man with nearly everything, has a possibility of becoming a distinct reality. Read More »...
New York City’s Payphones Are History
Michele DeBella, Features Editor
April 5, 2013
A new two-part exhibit from the New Museum functions as both a history lesson and an exercise in either nostalgia or retro-novelty, depending on what generation you’re a member of. The first part of the exhibit, “Recalling 1993,” has transformed thousands of Manhattan payphones into living time c...
A die-hard sports fan who is eager to learn more about the sports media industry. His dream is to one day work for a big sports news outlet. He is a die-hard Jets fan and on a fall afternoon, one can find...
Associate Editor
Valerie Lopez is the Associate Editor of the greatest publication on the Hudson. From upstate New York, Val enjoys expressing herself through singing and dancing. Along with this, comes a love for music...
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Three jobs, five college courses, a huge family, a binge-watching addiction, a deep-rooted passion for Halloween, a never-ending hunger for literally every edible thing in sight (bottomless pit, for sure),...
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Jack Seda-Schreiber is the entertainment editor for The Impact News. Born in New Jersey, Jack has an almost encyclopedic knowledge of music and a wide and diverse range of musical tastes. Jack not...
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Prof. Michael Perrota began teaching at Mercy College in 2005. Previously, he was a full-time reporter for North Jersey Media Group in the sports and news sections. After he began teaching, he worked in...
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Estefania Salinas is a senior majoring in Media Studies: Radio & TV Production with a secondary concentration in Journalism. She is a passionate news reporter. She loves to get out in the field interviewing...
Andrew Kim is a junior majoring in Journalism. Transferring and switching majors a few years ago was a big risk but it has been well worth it so far. Andrew is from Glen Rock and loves writing about his...
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Randi Rooney is a person. "I enjoy long walks on the beach!" "6:30, eating dinner with myself; Seven o'clock wrestle with my self-loathing." I live in Rockland County and I've been encouraged to...
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Adriana Saad is from Ecuador. Her grandmother brought her over when she was 15 years-old for a better future. She jokes that her plan did not go as she wished because she became pregnant two years later....
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Amber Perez is a Journalist major here at Mercy College. She is currently residing at The Bronx, New York and enjoys listening to music and reading books about romance. Her current favorite writing...