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“The Great Love Debate”: Downtown Q&A with Host Brian Howie
Historically, dating has never really been easy. Back in the day, it was “When do I call them back?” “What kind of flowers should I bring?”. Those questions have turned into “Which emoji do I send back?” “Should I swipe left or right?”, and so layers become added onto...
Genital Warts: Causes, Symptoms, Removal
How to know that it is the right time to focus on your body? The answer is, “When your body starts showing signs of any illness, especially the one that you would never expect.” The lack of awareness of what is going on in their bodies has become one of...
Tango Shalom Wins Best Film for Peace and Tolerance at Cannes – Downtown Q&A: Judi Beecher
Tango Shalom has just won Best Film for Peace and Tolerance at the AFI awards for peace and tolerance at the Cannes Film Festival. Earlier in July, we sat down with a star of a film, Judi Beecher. Here's what we learned. We met Judi Beecher at the rally for the...
Downtown Highlights: Dough – Dough-Not Miss This!
You Dough-Not Want to Miss These Doughnuts This time on Downtown Highlights, we visited Dough, a brioche doughnut shop. Dough started as a small shop in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn. Their popularity quickly grew, encouraging the opening of more shops across New York City. Now,...
Susan Alexandra Puts the Fun Back Into Jewelry
Meet Your Neighborhood Jewelry Co. That's Putting the Whimsy Back Into Accessorizing Gen Z-ers and millennials know the grip that colorful beaded jewelry had on us in our adolescence. Our fashion identities were measured by how many charm bracelets, necklaces, and...
Summer Date Ideas in New York City 2021
It's about to get romantic Have you been searching for some new summer date ideas in New York City? Well, we've got you covered! Here are our picks for romantic summer dates in New York City. Coney Island For a fun-filled day with your significant other, visit Coney...
A Gate to Excitement: Westgate Hotel Opens the Way to Fun in NYC
Not everything shut down during the COVID-19 pandemic. While other businesses went into hibernation, Westgate began a metamorphosis. Over the course of the next year, they renovated almost all of their locations, set on a new and improved experience for the eventual...
Downtown Highlights: Venchi – A Taste of Italian Authenticity
Downtown Highlights Welcome to Downtown Highlights, the series in which we take the opportunity to “highlight” businesses in NYC, like delicious chocolate and or gelato from Venchi. After the tumultuous and crazy year we’ve had, brick and mortar locations have taken a...
Jenna Chrisphonte Joins The Ronald O. Perelman Performing Arts Center
Welcoming Jenna Chrisphonte as Director of Civic Alliances As of July 6, The Ronald O. Perelman Performing Arts Center welcomed its new Director of Civic Alliances, Jenna Chrisphonte. She will work under the leadership of the theater’s Artistic Director Bill Rauch and...