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Ask a New Yorker: Hello Amy Snow. I’ve never met anyone with the last name Snow. Amy: Well, it’s sort of a nick name. It’s an interesting story. I moved to New York when I was fifteen and a half. I played soccer quite often in Washington Square Park. I would play with a group… Read more »

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The Mississippi River is normally a beautiful thing. The largest river system in the U.S, it travels from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico, working its way past farms and cities. But in watching the aftermath of the floodwaters that are slowly surging towards the Gulf, I am horrified at just how many people care… Read more »

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Ask a New Yorker: You have super beautiful, groovy hair. A Dominican hair salon would love to get their hands on you. Do you towel dry? Patrice: Definitely towel dry, and no time soon will I be going to a Dominican hair salon. I like to do my own hair. I find a joy in… Read more »

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Escaping the Winter  What is it about that four-legged prognosticator that gets people all fired up?  I’m mean, really.  People actually predict the arrival of spring by whether a groundhog sees his shadow on February 2nd? AND a groundhog in Pennsylvania, of all places.  What does that have to do with spring in New York?… Read more »

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Escaping the Winter  What is it about that four-legged prognosticator that gets people all fired up?  I’m mean, really.  People actually predict the arrival of spring by whether a groundhog sees his shadow on February 2nd? AND a groundhog in Pennsylvania, of all places.  What does that have to do with spring in New York?… Read more »