ConciURGE: Tales of a NYC Doorman
Brian Pineiro, Impact Staff
March 15, 2019
Filed under Brian's Banter
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 Fair Hike Will Not Disentangle a Broken Transit System
Nicole Acosta, Managing Editor
February 28, 2019
Filed under Opinion
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
Filed under Tales of an American Redhead
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
Filed under News
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 6, 2017
Filed under Nic's Notables
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
Filed under Entertainment
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
Filed under News
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
Filed under The Dancing Mouse
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...
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