Humans of New York

Dear New York closes on October 19th. It’s been the honor and joy of my life to see this take flight. It’s…

A few years ago I received a DM from @zohrankmamdani. Only recently did I discover its existence. It was a…

How does a two-week art installation about community grow into something like this? I think it’s because…

It’s on you to say whether it’s your rock bottom.

Visit Henry, NYC’s nicest shopkeeper, at 177 E Houston. Always grateful to @newyorknico for introducing me…

It reminded me of me.

This is one of the stories from Dear New York; a collection of hundreds of portraits and written stories…

“There was a bad break up, sort of. It was eight months ago. I’m past it now. But I had to experience that…

Twenty-five years ago Tyree Bacon entered the South Tower of the World Trade Center with three of his…

I write him a letter every day.

You already drank my wine.

When there’s a little risk, there’s a little razzle dazzle. @byantillea

There is only one thing that I want to tell her.

I wanted to be the hero of the story.

It was like somebody sick raising somebody to not be sick.

Choose the people you lean on.

We don’t pray. We portal.

Trusting feels like falling.

If you have rizz, you’ve had practice.

“I thought he was a gay at first. I’d been looking for an artist to paint a canvas in my living room, and…

You don’t gotta be the richest man to give out love to your kids.

As a good-looking man, you can be used just as much as a woman’s used.

Every system starts to fail.

Nobody owns you.