In Mezuzas, a Custom Inherited by Gentiles
Connie Peirce, a Catholic, was delighted when a Jewish neighbor affixed a mezuza on the doorway of her home in Peter Cooper Village in Manhattan. (Click photo to read.)
Albany Bill Would Bar Condoms as Prostitution Evidence
Yvette Gonzales, a former prostitute who now works for a nonprofit group, counsels prostitutes on healthy practices. (Click photo to read.)
Skipping the Gas Pump, and Getting Fuel From a Deep Fryer
The owner of a business in Red Hook, Brooklyn makes diesel fuel from leftover cooking oil from a fish and chips restaurant in the Bronx. (Click photo to read.)
Retired, Needing Oxygen and Trying to Pay His Bills
“When I want to satisfy myself, I play my guitar,” Emmanuel Morantus said. Pulmonary arterial hypertension damaged his lungs. (Click photo to read.)
The Sumi-E Brush Painting School Closes
At the end of the month, the only school in New York teaching a rare form of Japanese brush painting will close. The owner, Koho Yamamoto, learned her craft while confined in a Japanese internment camp during WWII. (Click photo to read.)
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