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Ask the Expert: Content 101 With Creator Josh Katz

When a platform’s algorithm suddenly changes and you find your posts are generating fewer and fewer “likes,” it can feel catastrophic. To navigate all the ins and outs of social media’s brand-building, we’re bringing you an Ask the Expert...

Ask the Expert: Content 101 With Creator Josh Katz

Ask the Expert: Content 101 With Creator Josh Katz

When a platform’s algorithm suddenly changes and you find your posts are generating fewer and fewer “likes,” it can feel catastrophic. To...

Lower Manhattan’s Explorer In Chief, Signing Off

Lower Manhattan’s Explorer In Chief, Signing Off

That's a wrap! After tens of thousands of images taken, dozens of videos produced, a New York Times profile and countless cherished memories, my...

The Aroma Is Intoxicating: Behind The Scenes At Eataly Downtown’s Bakery

The Aroma Is Intoxicating: Behind The Scenes At Eataly Downtown’s Bakery

Explorer in Chief Josh Katz recently followed Eataly Downtown’s lead baker Roger Flores, whose shift begins at 4 a.m.…  In the early...

Documenting An Entire Thursday Shift At The Iconic Dead Rabbit

Documenting An Entire Thursday Shift At The Iconic Dead Rabbit

Explorer in Chief Josh Katz recently observed an entire Thursday-night shift — 3 p.m. to 1 a.m. — at the iconic Dead Rabbit (30 Water Street)....

Tribeca Sailing Is A Glamorous And Unsung Way To Take In Those Downtown Views

Tribeca Sailing Is A Glamorous And Unsung Way To Take In Those Downtown Views

The most underrated way to experience New York City is on the water. Manhattan is, after all, an island, surrounded by water on all sides. The...

Now Is A Great Time For New Yorkers To Visit The Statue Of Liberty

Now Is A Great Time For New Yorkers To Visit The Statue Of Liberty

As New Yorkers, there are so many things that we mean to do and visit, but never get around to doing. The Statue of Liberty is one of those things....

Visiting the Performing Arts Center Site With Explorer in Chief Josh Katz

Visiting the Performing Arts Center Site With Explorer in Chief Josh Katz

Explorer In Chief Josh Katz was fortunate enough to join Leslie Koch, president of the new Ronald O. Perelman Performing Arts Center, on a hard-hat...

What Should Josh Katz Explore First?

What Should Josh Katz Explore First?

Street photographer Josh Katz — the lucky winner of the Alliance for Downtown New York’s Explorer In Chief contest — has arrived in Lower...

Josh Katz, Explorer-In-Chief, Moves In This Summer

Josh Katz, Explorer-In-Chief, Moves In This Summer

Street photographer Josh Katz — the lucky winner of the Downtown Alliance’s Explorer-in-Chief contest — will take his rightful place as Lower...

Photographer’s New Book Captures Community Spirit From NYC Rooftops

Photographer’s New Book Captures Community Spirit From NYC Rooftops

COVID may have paused Josh Katz’s Explorer-in-Chief creative fellowship at the Downtown Alliance, but that hasn’t stopped the Brooklyn-based...

‘Beauty, Perseverance And Human Connection’: How Our New Explorer In Chief Envisions His Storytelling Role In The COVID Era

‘Beauty, Perseverance And Human Connection’: How Our New Explorer In Chief Envisions His Storytelling Role In The COVID Era

Josh Katz is the Downtown Alliance’s newly-announced Explorer In Chief. He was awarded the title last week, and has lived in the five boroughs...

Downtown Alliance Announces Explorer In Chief Winner

Downtown Alliance Announces Explorer In Chief Winner

The Alliance for Downtown New York has selected Josh Katz — a savvy street photographer who has captured the attention of over a half-million...