Festival of Light
The first annual New York Festival of Light (NYFOL) comes alive November 6-8, joining cities from Berlin to Sydney to celebrate the intersection of art, tech and social practice. This year, this...
View ArticleAmerica's Parade: Veterans Day with IAVA
I marched with IAVA (Iraq and Afganistan Veterans of Ameria) in the 2014 America's Parade, the largest Veterans Day event in the nation on November 11, 2014. I was completely awed by their strength and...
View ArticleBlackout Black Friday
Blackout Black Friday is a national call to boycott black friday as a direct result of the Ferguson Decision. Being that "the economic is political," organizers and participants gathered outside Macy's...
View ArticleAn Officer and a Father
I've known Frank since before Sir Lawrence (yes that's his real name) was born. We lived in the same 2 family house when I was growing up. Like SL I was also raised by a single parent. My mom always...
View ArticleRoyal Shutdown at Barclays Center
Britain's Prince William and his wife, Duchess Kate Middleton attended LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers' game against the Brooklyn Nets on Monday at the Barclays Center. Brooklyn protest was...
View ArticleGrand Central Die-in
Grand Central Die-in as part of ongoing protest for Eric Garner in NYC. Video shot on 12/9/2014 on GoPro Hero 2. #ericgarner #ICan'tBreathe #BlackLivesMatter
View ArticleMillions March NYC
Correction Officer Frank Olivier from video "An Officer and a Father" http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-1193738 attended the Millions March NYC with 50,000 others protesting police brutality....
View ArticleConey's First Countdown
Coney Island celebrated its first New Year's Eve "ball drop" from the Parachute Jump (a national historic landmark) with fireworks and sideshow performances by members of the Coney Island Circus...
View ArticleIt's My Park to Ski in
This year, Winter Jam NYC ("NYC's Ultimate Snow Day") presented by NYC Parks, I Love NY, Burton and Mountain Creek coincided with an actual snowstorm late Friday January 23, 2014. The event was free...
View ArticleNYC Muslims React to Chapel Hill Shooting
On February 14, 2015 while much of the world was celebrating love, some were denouncing hate also. In direct response to the Chapel Hill Shooting on February 10, 2015 and the media's coverage of it,...
View ArticlePageant Feminist
"What is Feminism?" I asked contestants and current title holders at the Miss New York World competition on Sunday March 1, 2015. According to them, feminism is, above all, "Solidarity, equality and...
View ArticleInternational Pillow Fight Day
Pillow fight in Washington Square Park on April 4, 2015. International Pillow fight day is an annual holiday celebrated in 70+ cities. video shot on GoPro Hero 3 http://pillowfightday.com/
View ArticleSolidarity: NYC to Baltimore
CNN PRODUCER NOTE alexpreditor witnessed protesters chanting 'Whose streets? Our streets?' echoing words from Occupy Wall Street. New Yorkers joined those protesting Wednesday night in Baltimore. 'I...
View ArticleOn the way to LA
I traveled to LA last week and took some time lapses and photos on iPhone 5. Being from NYC, I'm always fascinated by remote areas like deserts and mountains as seen from airplanes. You look down and...
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