Award-winning Kiwi journalist writing from Brooklyn, New York.
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It's a sunny afternoon in Brooklyn and staff at the L.A.-style pastel-hued restaurant Gertie are getting busy for a rush, preparing to hand out free meals and supplies to restaurant workers like themselves who recently lost their jobs as their industry all but disintegrated.
Children in neighborhoods hardest hit by COVID-19 will face greatest threat of family loss, according to Citizens' Committee for Children New York
The owner of the iconic Fulton Street restaurant, bar and cafe, Brooklyn Moon, has watched his community go through many things over his 25 years behind Brooklyn restaurant Brooklyn Moon is cooking meals for the Borough's hospitals fighting Coronavirus
No matter size or location, the COVID-19 pandemic has affected every industry. As businesses lay off workers, healthcare professionals struggle to access urgent equipment and politicians grapple with economic shutdowns and social tolls, companies across the globe are stepping up to help those on the frontline of the fight against the deadly virus.
Brooklyn residents have shown their creativity and resilience once again, adapting to the requirement to wear face masks by getting behind their sewing machines and making them for each other. Businesses and individuals from across the borough are crafting an array of designs with different fabrics and structures to give us a range of choices.
Curbside fridges full of free food are being set up around Brooklyn by residents determined to make sure their neighbors do not go hungry! Currently, Fridges with free food in Bushwick and Bed-Stuy have been set up by volunteers for Brooklyn residents in need of a healthy meal.
The bodies of eight elderly residents were left for days before being collected from a Crown Heights nursing home, staff told activist and assembly Brooklyn lawmakers have asked the Governor take control of the Crown Heights Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, after multiple reports of...
Sam Bellisfield had just come out of a five-year relationship and was living alone when the city's COVID-19 induced quarantine began. Bellisfield, whoBrooklyn residents share their stories and advice for coping with quarantining alone
Black and Hispanic New Yorkers are dying from COVID-19 at almost twice the rate of white New Yorkers, according to preliminary data released by the City
The Brooklyn company behind the interactive escape room Beat The Bomb has launched a new online game Beat The Virus, where Dr. Anthony Fauci shoots lasers
If home isolation has taught 7-year-old Miles George one thing, it's that the unemployment office is nearly impossible to reach on the phone. "We've made it a game," laughed Miles's mom Nicole George from their Flatbush home. "I was like ... if you keep calling them and you get through' I'll give you $20.
More than 14,500 people have been tested for the coronavirus in New York so far, and there are 4,152 confirmed cases, with 21 deaths. The sharp increase
Landing at JFK just a fortnight ago I was preparing myself for a shift at the restaurant I work in part-time that evening. The sun was out, and so were the people, drinking wine and making the most of the pre-spring weather. I made good money that night and boy did I take it for granted.
More than 8 million of us call New York City home, and there's one truth we all know: This city isn't cheap! The cost of living continues to rise year after year. And while the number of luxury high-rises continues to grow, so does the number of homeless residents.
More than 8 million of us call New York City home, and there's one truth we all know: This city isn't cheap! The cost of living is going up each year. And while the number of luxury high-rises continues to grow, so does the number of homeless residents.
More than 8 million of us call New York City home, and there's one truth we all know: This city isn't cheap! The cost of living continues to rise year after year. And while the number of luxury high-rises continues to grow, so does the number of homeless residents.
BOGOTÁ, Colombia - It is hard to start a new life in a different country with no resources, but one exiled family's circumstances have taken a happy turn. And it started with the presence of a street dog.
Water once and walk away is the secret to growing successful microgreens thanks to Auckland startup Micropod. The team behind Micropod has crafted seed mats for a range of nutrient-dense ...
Don't forget to enter our Transfarmation competition with Sprout Accelerator here. Extended until 14th November. Dan and Jacqui Cottrell are the couple behind Kiwi Quinoa, the first brand to bring ...
The diversity of Muslim culture, identity and experience and how it is expressed by eight New York based contemporary artists, is on show at BRIC in Fort Greene
A free art and storytelling event brought neighbors together to create, get to know each other, and enjoy nature at 50 Goodwin Place's fruitful and colorful Good Life Garden on Saturday.
Two Brooklyn girls are using their voices to help the city's homeless, lobbying politicians and leaders for a shower bus.
One of Brooklyn's best new comedy shows is bringing top-class comedians to Bushwick's doorstep each Thursday night for free. Stand-up comedian Chris Kazimi started weekly stand-up show "Easy Listening Comedy" to give a home for high quality comedy with a Bushwick voice.
Dozens models on Saturday braved the sweltering heat, stripping down for the annual Body Painting Day at Maria Hernandez Park in Bushwick.
As the AI revolution looms the modern workforce is set to be switched up, but will creatives be safe in their seats?
It can be painful; it can be hard to look at. It can be beautifully human. Truthworker Theatre Company's latest production RE:VISION | A State of Emergence will move you the whole way through.
The animals may be not be alive and well, but the art form definitely is. Anna Bradley-Smith delves into the weird and growing world of taxidermy.
Internationally renowned author Patricia Grace talks about the seven quilts made from her late husband Dick Grace's clothes by artist Ron Te Kawa.
East New York comedian Gastor Almonte is topping the digital charts with his debut comedy album "Immigrant Made," an ode to the contributions of
Brownsville kids are learning "Acting with Purpose," a social-emotional program that puts mindfulness, empathy and social awareness on the school's curriculum.
Sixteen-year-old Mal Sawm Cinzah says for him football is more than a game of two halves, it's an escape from the stresses of everyday life.
Radio personality Jen Le, also known as Jen From BK, is using her platform to bring the next generation of women and youth creatives into the spotlight.
With the recent announcement of the Brooklyn Arts Management Fellowship, the flourishing Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts is gearing up to move to its new space at 300 Ashland Place.
Over the past 12 years, foster dad Guy Bryant has opened his East Flatbush home to more than 50 teenage boys in need of support, love and guidance.
More than 200,000 NYC public school students - roughly 1 out of 5 - were chronically absent last year, a statistic one drama teacher is trying to turn around using her art.
A caravan "exploded" killing a person inside, as a neighbour tried to raise the alarm. The fatal fire tore through the caravan at the Club Waimea Caravan Park near Richmond, near Nelson about 8pm Saturday. Police have confirmed a person was killed, but have not released any details around their identity.
Red Cactus works in international markets with some of the world's most well-known brands including KFC and Wrigley's. The two founders were working as senior designers at large firms 20 years ago when they had the vision for the speciality agency.
They call it the 81 rule - 19 percent talk, 81 percent action. Most agencies will do the opposite, spending most of their time on talking and ideation, the partners say, but at EightyOne they've flipped the script.
Anna Bradley-Smith reports on her time working as a journalist at the Deccan Herald, Bangalore, on an Asia New Zealand Foundation internship.
When Brett O'Riley returned to New Zealand from working abroad in the late-noughties, he saw untapped potential. "Auckland didn't have a hub of innovation, and particularly didn't have a showcase."
A review of the recently opened Cellar Door and Cafe on renowned Waimea Vineyard.
A couple of web guys reckoned they could teach the fashion industry a thing or two about e-commerce, so they quit their day jobs and set up a specialist digital agency.
India is a country filled with colour and light, but like everywhere - there are shadows. Anna Bradley-Smith tells about being caught in the dark.
The art of home coffee-making took a competitive turn last weekend when Wellingtonians vied for the title of best home barista at Caffe L'affare.
Fire victims lobby local MP for urgent inquiry into Kilbirnie fire, seeking tighter regulations and greater accountability.
Think back. There's a stack of papers on the table at the front of the room, your name is on one of them and beside it there's a single letter. You're expecting three simple lines etched in red into an F, you're ready.
A $12-million kickstart will see New Zealand build a world-first human colour x-ray scanner, transforming patient treatment.
World record holder Samantha Lee returns to Wellington after high altitude camp in the United States.
More than 100 million sharks are killed for their fins every year, and more than 30 per cent of species are threatened or near-threatened by extinction - figures that Taylor Finderup, 15, can recount instantly.
The death of a bull at the Richmond Rodeo has added fuel to a petition to ban rodeo in New Zealand.
There have been two fatal crashes and 11 serious injury crashes on State Highway 6 between Hira and Rai Valley over the past five years. Anna Bradley-Smith looks at the issues.
Since the mid-1990s there has been a decline in the number of new drugs registered by the U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This is despite the industry more than tripling its expenditure from US$15.2 billion in 1995 to US$51.1 billion in 2013.
Keegan Phipps, Elaine Ang and Taylah Shuker have three clear things in common - they're young, they're ambitious, and they're ready to lead.
Wakefield toddler Adelaide Ketel has big blue eyes and a smile of the most infectious kind, and sitting between the two she has a feeding tube permanently taped across her cheek running into her nose.
A couple who moved to Nelson to spread their creativity and start a local theatre company have been crowned Nelsonians of the Year for their contribution to the arts.
A 16-page feature on Wellington's business, arts, tech and sporting communities, plus much more.
His cricket team call him golden arm because of his killer bowl, but when Alfie Linn stepped on the pitch he bent the ball like Beckham. Although 13-year-old Alfie, who has down syndrome, has been out of the game for three years after his old club team got a bit too competitive, the drive to hit the back of the net returned in a flash.
Standing in his industrial Brooklyn studio, 26-year-old Richard Clarkson exudes Kiwi chill. The mayhem outside is muted by hanging clouds, light and water displays and music.
When people say India is in your face, they aren't joking. The pollution, rubbish, excrement and delicious spices get up your nose. The tooting, shouting, music, calls to prayer and constant chattering permeate your ear drums. The extremes of poverty and wealth, colour, dirt and people spread as far as the eye can see, and all of those combine to leave some of the best and worst tastes on the tip of your tongue.
Jonah Lomu was his idol, someone who got him hooked on the game from the start, and his first room mate when he became an All Black.
From non-existent to near implementation, Anna Bradley-Smith tracks how startups get off the ground.
A new breed of "sexy" dumpling has taken the capital by storm thanks to aficionado Vicky Ha.
NBA star Steven Adams failed to show for a planned visit at secondary school leaving students "very, very disappointed".
A three-year-old's 11 rotten teeth sat in a jar on a Nelson City Council table as health board members presented their argument to fluoridate Nelson's water supply.