An idea for a theme I would like to focus on as a project this semester is the lack of affordable or free all-age art programs in my community. The only one I am familiar with is my workplace, the Bronx Documentary Center. It is not in my neighborhood but is an incredible role model…

By Kainoa Presbitero Creative fields have suffered greatly during the global pandemic. Filmmaking is a unique creative field which has faced many challenges during the time of social distancing. “You can’t just have productions with 200 – 250 crew and cast anymore…you can’t even have five people on set,” said Flora Lennihan.  Flora Lennihan is…

NEW YORK – FEBRUARY 2021 “It’s hard to pinpoint one experience, when growing up in this neighborhood has been an entire experience within itself. Bed-Stuy is artistic. It has always been – way before the gentrification.” Jennely Pichardo, 20, a City College Film major and textile artist, grew up in one of Brooklyn’s most gentrified…

City College of New York is home to 16,000 students who come from different walks of life. One of these students is 20-year-old Jaqueline Mata, who I had the pleasure of meeting this past fall during one of our Zoom English classes. Jaqueline resides in Queens with her parents and 3 younger siblings. Mata, the…

Pitches Pitch 1: Queens Place Mall Bomb Hoax, Far-Right Propaganda  On February 11, 2021, two men were indicted for making a terrorist threat and planting a fake bomb in the Queens Place Mall parking lot. The mall was evacuated and despite this being a hoax, there was Black Lives Matter sign recovered from the trunk…

Dedipta Bhattacharjee is a 20-year old woman and an Aquarius. She was born in Bangladesh and came to New York when she was about three years old. Despite being born in another country, she cannot see her life outside of New York City. She is an avid siteseer and enjoys exploring the city. Bhattacharjee is…