The woman would only give her name as Adjoa in order to protect the privacy of her transgender son. She came to the Sunday transgender health policy… Read more “Health Experts Aim to Allay Transgender People’s Fears of New Administration”
Author: Santiago Arnaiz
Santiago J. Arnaiz is a full-time M.S. student at Columbia University’s Journalism School. Born and raised in the Philippines, he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Legal Management from the Ateneo de Manila University. While there, he founded the school’s official online magazine, Vantage, and covered a breadth of topics ranging from food and beverage to politics. He worked as an editorial and style intern at Rogue Magazine and credits much of his people skills to his stint as a bartender. He makes a mean whiskey sour. You can reach him at santiago.arnaiz@columbia.edu or on Twitter at @TiagoArnaiz.
Filipinos in New York Join Global Protest Against Marcos Burial
It was a rainy afternoon in Manhattan, but the sidewalk in front of the Philippine Consulate on Fifth Avenue was nevertheless packed with protesters.
Hoping to Spark Activism, Anti-Trump Protesters March from Harlem to the Bronx
At noon on Sunday, members of the ANSWER Coalition, the Party for Socialism and Liberation and other volunteers gathered in the basement of the Justice Center en… Read more “Hoping to Spark Activism, Anti-Trump Protesters March from Harlem to the Bronx”
America’s Newest Citizens Take the Pledge
On Tuesday night, just a week after the most contentious presidential election in modern history, 15 New Yorkers from 13 different countries called themselves Americans for the… Read more “America’s Newest Citizens Take the Pledge”
NYPIRG Helpline Fields Complaints of Long Lines and Foul Play
Calls for help started coming in at 6:15 a.m.
From Tragedy to Tragedy: One Woman’s Struggle to Rebuild After Losing Her Family to Gun Violence
Over the course of five years, Barbie Bowlin lost four family members to gun violence in South Jamaica, Queens. She says she’s been living in a nightmare—a… Read more “From Tragedy to Tragedy: One Woman’s Struggle to Rebuild After Losing Her Family to Gun Violence”
Watching the First Debate in Queens
From Astoria to Flushing, TheInk.nyc reporters spread out to hear what local residents thought of the candidates.