Turkish Immigrant Restaurant Owners in New York & London
Two cities, one story told thousands of times: a family opens a restaurant so the next generation doesn't have to.
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The full New York archive: food institutions, neighborhood shops, culture and street photography from all five boroughs.
The full New York archive of Yasmin's Blog: food institutions like Katz's Delicatessen, Economy Candy and Porto Rico Importing Co., the noodle shops and cafés that changed how the city eats, culture features on spirituality, tattoos and dance, and street photography from the subway to the Lower East Side.
4 Photos from Economy Candy
Floor-to-ceiling bins, retro wrappers and halvah by the slab: a Lower East Side institution in four frames.
Young Women Come Together at Photoville for "This Is 18"
A global portrait of being eighteen, made by women photographers, and a reminder of why print zines still matter.
On Pole Dancing: Strength, Artistry and Community
It's a sport, an art form and a community. It's also some of the hardest strength training you'll ever do.
More Than Skin Deep: The Hand-Poke Tattoo Revival
No machine, no buzz: just a needle, ink and a lot of patience. Why hand-poked tattoos are having a moment.
Pies 'n' Thighs and All Things Nice
Fried chicken, warm biscuits and a slice of pie: Brooklyn's favorite Southern-style brunch, explained.
Defining Your Own Rules: Welcome to the New Age of Spirituality
Tarot apps, moon circles and occult bookstores: why so many young New Yorkers are writing their own spiritual rulebook.
It's More Than Just a Slice to End the Night
Cheap, hot and open late: the New York dollar slice is street food, a social equalizer and the city's unofficial nightcap.
Porto Rico Importing Co.
Burlap sacks, wooden bins and the smell of roasting beans: a Greenwich Village coffee merchant that has outlasted every trend.
Journalistic Inquiry: Notes, Quotes and Details
A food festival is a crash course in reporting: noisy, crowded and full of small details worth writing down.
Subway Photos, Trial No. 1
The subway car is the most democratic portrait studio in the world. Walker Evans knew it eighty years ago.
Little Tong Noodle Shop
Slippery rice noodles, Grandma Chicken broth and a chef who put Yunnan on New York's noodle map.
Mountain Province
Coffee from the highlands of the Philippines, pineapple scones and a café built as a love letter to a grandmother.
Katz's Deli: Some Delicious Pastrami
Hand-carved pastrami piled impossibly high, a paper ticket you must not lose and more than a century of Lower East Side history.