The Free Black Women’s Library in Bedford-Stuyvesant occupies a narrow storefront on Marcus Garvey Boulevard. Inside, a poster of a woman reading greets visitors at the entrance. The walls are lined with shelves overflowing with books by Black women and queer authors. Some visitors chat and laugh, others knit or read quietly, while a few […]

This audio story was reported in November 2025 for my graduate coursework at Columbia University. INTRO Living in one the most expensive cities in the world forces some New Yorkers to wear many hats. Side hustles are a matter of survival as people dedicate themselves to diversifying their income. But for some, these jobs become […]

This story was reported as a day story covering the Annual Gathering of the Ghosts in New York City on the 11th of October, 2025. INTRO This morning, ghostwriters stepped out of the shadows for the second annual Gathering of the Ghosts. This two day conference and networking event was held at the New York […]

Featured in Uptown Radio/Columbia Radio News Live Broadcast I served as Senior Editor for this live broadcast, overseeing story selection and scripting, and reported one of the stories in this segment as well. Reported Piece: INTRO New York City is running out of space for the dead. As burial and cremation prices rise, more people […]

Patrick McCarver hasn’t forgotten the summer evening when his friend’s wife winced in pain every time she talked and needed numbing medicine for her sore tongue. Every pharmacy within walking distance was closed for the night, and there were no 24-hour options. So, McCarver and his friend had to ride the G-line to Clinton Hill […]

Entering Little Island feels like stepping onto a green terrace tucked at the foot of a hill. Long before the tulip-shaped pods lifted this man-made island above the Hudson, the Lenape tribe landed their canoes here – on the shore of “Sapokanikan” or “Land Where the Tobacco Grows”[1]. Those fields stretched through what is now […]