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Author: YASMEEN PERSAUD

By Luz Blanco
January 29, 2022January 29, 2022YASMEEN PERSAUD

Bronx Yoga Studio Bends Over Backward To Survive

By Stacy Kim
January 19, 2022February 3, 2022YASMEEN PERSAUD

How a West Village Bookshop Preserved Its Legacy Amid COVID-19

By Emanuela Gallo
January 19, 2022January 24, 2022YASMEEN PERSAUD

The Decline of Dyker Beach Park: How a ‘Community Jewel’ Deteriorated

By Marziya Hasan
December 16, 2021January 15, 2022YASMEEN PERSAUD

Homeschooling on the Rise Amid Covid

By Rachel Dalloo and Jahlil Rush
June 3, 2021July 22, 2021YASMEEN PERSAUD

Progressives Make Their Mark in Mayoral Election

By Lylia Saurel
June 2, 2021July 22, 2021YASMEEN PERSAUD

How NYC Is Failing to Prevent Anti-Asian Attacks

By M'Niyah Lynn and Jahlil Rush
May 26, 2021May 26, 2021YASMEEN PERSAUD

‘And Scene!’ – Broadway Gets Ready to Reopen

By Andrea Blanco
May 26, 2021July 22, 2021YASMEEN PERSAUD

Queensbridge Houses Squeezed by New Homeless Shelters and Empty Skyscrapers

By Ayse Kelce
May 26, 2021May 27, 2021YASMEEN PERSAUD

Amid Pandemic, New Generation Revives Bushwick Bar

By Farah Javed
May 25, 2021May 26, 2021YASMEEN PERSAUD

Podcast: Are Our Pandemic Pets All Right? Maybe Not

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By Shania DeGroot
May 25, 2021May 26, 2021YASMEEN PERSAUD

Communities Fight Back at Anti-Asian Hate Crimes

By Yasmeen Persaud
April 29, 2021May 14, 2021YASMEEN PERSAUD

D&Sdocs: Queens Restaurant Cooks Up Creative Ways to Outlast Covid

By Jahlil Rush
April 21, 2021April 29, 2021YASMEEN PERSAUD

CUNY Students and Staff React to a Year of Remote Learning

By M'Niyah Lynn
April 20, 2021April 20, 2021YASMEEN PERSAUD

COVID-19 Vaccine Misinformation Triggers Hesitancy

by Andrea Blanco Morales 
April 13, 2021April 13, 2021YASMEEN PERSAUD

Besieged Taxi Drivers Protest Mayor’s Plan

By Noel Stevens
March 25, 2021January 24, 2022YASMEEN PERSAUD

Photo Essay: Artists Keep Creativity Flowing During Pandemic

By Noel Stevens
February 9, 2021February 19, 2021YASMEEN PERSAUD

Brooklyn Nonprofit Invested in Haiti’s Health Before Covid

By Yasmeen Persaud
February 9, 2021February 9, 2021YASMEEN PERSAUD

D&S Pays Tribute to Corky Lee, Photojournalist and Friend of the Magazine

by Farah Javed
January 26, 2021February 5, 2021YASMEEN PERSAUD

R Train Riders Contend with Unreliable Service

By Ann LeMonnier
January 25, 2021January 26, 2021YASMEEN PERSAUD

Love During the Pandemic: Lockdowns Make and Break Young Couples

by Thomas Wynne
January 25, 2021January 25, 2021YASMEEN PERSAUD

Tighter Budgets Boost Thrift Store Sales

By Anthony Tellez
December 23, 2020December 23, 2020YASMEEN PERSAUD

With Federal Aid Program Ending, Queens Food Pantry Struggles to Meet Demand

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