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A Cup From Voyager Espresso Will Ready You for Morning Launch

For the latest entry in our series celebrating Black-owned businesses downtown during Black History Month, might we recommend a caffeine boost so good it will send you to space. That’s the vibe at Voyager Espresso, an intergalactic-themed...

A Cup From Voyager Espresso Will Ready You for Morning Launch

A Cup From Voyager Espresso Will Ready You for Morning Launch

For the latest entry in our series celebrating Black-owned businesses downtown during Black History Month, might we recommend a caffeine boost so...

Charles Patrick: the Neighborhood’s Go-to for Jewelry “Open Surgery”

Charles Patrick: the Neighborhood’s Go-to for Jewelry “Open Surgery”

Charles Patrick Jewelers has been serving the neighborhood for nearly 40 years and describes his repair work as nothing short of “open surgery”...

How Helen Henderson Brought Chill SoCal Vibes to NYC’s Malibu Farm

How Helen Henderson Brought Chill SoCal Vibes to NYC’s Malibu Farm

As part of our Black History Month celebration of Black-owned businesses downtown, we’d like to draw your attention to Malibu Farm, which started...

NY1’s “New Yorker of the Week” Is African Burial Ground Volunteer Doris Lango-Leak

NY1’s “New Yorker of the Week” Is African Burial Ground Volunteer Doris Lango-Leak

Say hello to a new local celebrity in our midst: Doris Lango-Leak, a volunteer at the African Burial Ground National Monument, who has been named...

You *Will* Be Talking About Bout Fight Club

You *Will* Be Talking About Bout Fight Club

Bout Fight Club, the five-year-old boxing studio on Fulton Street, asks New Yorkers a simple question: Everyone in the city needs a therapist...

Dine Like Cardi B at Lower Manhattan’s Brooklyn Chop House 

Dine Like Cardi B at Lower Manhattan’s Brooklyn Chop House 

Last year, Cardi B and Offset left a $1,400 tip on a dinner bill at Lower Manhattan’s Brooklyn Chop House. That is one surefire way to support one...

Three Black-Owned Businesses at the Oculus You Should Frequent All Year Long

Three Black-Owned Businesses at the Oculus You Should Frequent All Year Long

Black History Month brings a slew of commemorative events around New York City, but it’s also a time to remember that the city is full of...

The African Burial Ground Is Hosting Free Black History Events All Month

The African Burial Ground Is Hosting Free Black History Events All Month

The plight of Black abolitionists, the struggle to reckon with slavery and the intersection of art and history are all at the forefront of Black...