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Articles by Julia Dunn
By Julia Dunn
From the December 1969 issue | Posted in IndyBlog, Not an Article Tourists who flock to Chinatown and other sections of the city to buy “I Love New York” T-shirts are participating in more than just shopping. According to Miriam Greenberg, author of Branding New York: How a City in Crisis Was Sold to the World, they’re also buying a piece of history.
The logo is the product [...] read more »
By Julia Dunn
From the December 1969 issue | Posted in IndyBlog, Not an Article
Though over 8 million people live in the concrete jungle of New York City, only a fraction of residents come into contact with the city’s extensive network of estuaries, rivers and canals.
Tara DePorte, program director of The Lower East Side Ecology Center, is working [...] read more »
By Julia Dunn
From the December 1969 issue | Posted in IndyBlog, Not an Article
Not quite sure what to do with your stale donuts? Michael Winks and Kevin Burget, two Brooklyn-based environmental activists, have the answer: use them to make ethanol.
Winks and Burget, who are working to create an ethanol still and co-op, have partnered with the Park Slope Food Co-op to increase awareness of their project. They [...] read more »
By Julia Dunn
From the December 1969 issue | Posted in IndyBlog, Not an Article
More than 50 people gathered at Bluestockings Bookstore July 27 to watch Very Young Girls, a documentary on young girls and the sex trafficking industry in New York City.
The screening was organized by the GABRIELA Network (GABNet), a solidarity group that organizes and advocates for Filipina women in the U.S. and the Philippines. The [...] read more »
By Julia Dunn
From the December 1969 issue | Posted in IndyBlog, Not an Article
Bicyclists riding with Times Up! hit the streets to the sounds of Michael Jackson’s “Beat It” July 24 as part of the group’s second Michael Jackson tribute bike ride.
Around 30 cyclists took part in the Friday night dance-ride throughout Manhattan. Participants played Jackson’s greatest [...] read more »
By Julia Dunn
From the December 1969 issue | Posted in IndyBlog, Not an Article A Community Reflects On Stonewall
By Julia Dunn
This week has been filled with parades, art exhibitions, speeches, presentations and mostly celebrations to honor the 40th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots. As you walk down Christopher Street this week, there is an immediate assault of bright colors, pride flags, celebratory people and signs reminding everyone of the [...] read more »
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