Onstage, Trying to Connect to a Faraway War

 The New York Times, City Room, February 2013

Through the lens of theater, 15 New York University students have the opportunity to explore issues that will remain critical long after the last troops return home.

 

“An Amenity That’s Going Places”

The New York Times, January 2013

Private shuttle services lure renters to traditionally less desirable neighborhoods. 

“A Coffee Shop, as Seen on TV, Becomes a Must-See for South Koreans”

The New York Times, September 2012 

Think Coffee beckons South Korean visitors on a pilgrimage to see a place spotlighted on one of their country’s most popular TV programs.

 

“A Timeline of Incremental Progress” 

The New York Times, September 2012

Gay athletes make advances in the world of pro sports: my sidebar to a column by NYT’s Frank Bruni.

“A Button for Every Delegate,”

The New York Times, Caucus blog, September 2012

A dispatch from the Democratic National Convention. 

 

“On Outer Reaches of the Harlem Line, a Conductor Who Offers Full Service,” The New York Times, April 2012

Timothy P. Curley, a conductor on a lonely stretch of the Metro-North Railroad, also acts as a local historian, madcap entertainer, therapist and occasional yenta.

 

“Boxing Programs Fight For Their Lives,” City Limits Magazine, July 2011

Despite their traditional appeal as a way to get tough kids off the street, youth boxing programs are struggling to survive as foundations favor programs whose success is easier to measure. 

 

“Sparring Over Prison Rules,” City Limits Magazine, May 2011 print edition

An investigative look at the national Prison Rape Elimination Act and its proposed implementation

 

“Margarita’s Journey: Unlocking the Door to U.S. Asylum,” Shoe Leather: Reported Stories, July 2011

Advocates struggle to fit gender-based asylum cases into rigid U.S. laws. For Guatemalan women, the stakes couldn’t be higher. This 6,000-word piece tells the story of woman’s five-year quest for asylum.

“Eloisa Cartonera,” non-fiction piece in Baedeker Travel Magazine, Spring 2010

Republished here.

“Juice,” short story published in West 4th Review 2009 Edition

Additional Writing samples available : http://thelostgringa.blogspot.com/ from reporting on New York and Buenos Aires from Spring 2009-Spring 2010

Time Out New York Clips 2009-2010