Jake Bittle

With the subways empty, many dances have been deprived of their most reliable source of income, not to mention an outlet for their creativity.

Home to faith centers for Muslim, Sikh, and Catholic worshippers, a Diwali festival, and gatherings of the city’s Guyanese community, this corner of Queens is a legitimately unique place—the New York that New Yorkers love to brag about.

'The climate in these courtrooms has changed significantly. People are more aware of their rights, and there’s a lot more actual litigation going on.'

'The engineers and the experts see a crime problem, but then they go way overboard, and overlight the neighborhoods. They obliterate the night.'