Know Your Neighbor is WNYC's video series about how New Yorkers live and what makes them tick.
Nominate your neighbor: There are inspiring, one-of-a-kind thinkers, doers and makers on every block of New York City, and I'm counting on you to lead me to them. Tell me about someone whose story I need to tell: Leave a comment or email jhsu@wnyc.org, and follow me on Twitter (@jennhsu) to catch the latest episode. —Jennifer Hsu
Recently in Know Your Neighbor
Kanu and Tom, The Running Mates
Friday, July 09, 2010
Two friends--one an immigrant from Bangladesh, the other a Queens native--find common ground in their love of pretty ladies and a good 5K run. Meet Kanu and Tom of Jackson Heights.
Ms. Blu, The Psychic Singer
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
She sports blue clothes and an equally blue 'do, and when she sings the blues she channels the mood of the crowd. Meet Ms. Blu of Chelsea.
Stanley, The Philosophical Clown
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
A clown, a mask-maker for pro-wrestlers, the Hasidic Jew on Conan O'Brien, Stanley Allan Sherman is a modern-day Renaissance man.
Nominate Your Neighbor!
Monday, April 05, 2010
Know Your Neighbor puts the spotlight on the unsung souls living right next door.
Chong No, The Troubadour of Stuyvesant High
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
The halls of Stuyvesant High School are home to some of the city's brightest students—and a Korean-American Lady Gaga. Meet 17-year-old Chong No from Bayside, Queens.
Julianna, The One-Woman Choir
Monday, February 15, 2010
Musician Julianna Barwick creates multitiered, otherworldly songs with her voice, a few machines, and Garageband. And it all goes down right in her bedroom in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.
Malcolm, The Dog Man
Tuesday, February 02, 2010
Keeping dogs happy is a serious business for Malcolm Smart of Prospect Heights, Brooklyn. With a doggie daycare center, grooming shop and supply store, he has made a love for pups his life's work.
Samuel, The Concise Poet
Monday, December 28, 2009
Samuel Menashe of Greenwich Village writes poems. Really short poems.
Sultana, The Queen of the Middle East Village
Monday, November 30, 2009
Sultana is an East Villager who feels as deeply about Middle East peace as he does about high heels after dark.
"I believe in makeup," the Palestinian drag queen says. "Even if you're doing the laundry, you should have lip gloss on."
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