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Feb 17, 2021
ADMIRING | Tracey Solomon: Building a Granola Brand Amidst a Pandemic
Before Tracey Solomon became a cereal entrepreneur with Flatbush Granola, she was already a serial entrepreneur, working as a consultant for other start-up and established...
Feb 10, 2021
ADMIRING | Unforgettable New Yorkie Ways To Celebrate Valentine’s Day Even in a Pandemic
While we will always welcome chocolate, romance, and jewelry, and virtual celebrations for those we cannot be with during these COVID -19 times, it is...
Feb 10, 2021
ADMIRING | Celebrating Black History Month in New York
Explore places in New York where Black history — American history — happened, and is celebrated.
Feb 09, 2021
ADMIRING | Cicely Tyson Just as She Was and Always Will Be
New Yorker, actress, fashion model, icon, discerning diva with grace, a force for civil rights and justice -- Cicely Tyson truly showed the power of...
Jan 27, 2021
HIBERNATING | Mira’s Naturals: A Better, Kinder Way Forward
Many of us want more natural, organic products to put on our bodies, but the founders of Mira’s Naturals felt compelled to create them.
Jan 22, 2021
HIBERNATING | Will Moses Talks Winter and His Journey to Painting
Will Moses was raised in the Upstate New York hamlet of Eagle Bridge, and has, since childhood, been an active creator, the fourth generation in a...
Jan 14, 2021
HIBERNATING | Hygge (in 2021 New York Makers Style)
It’s January, it’s winter, it’s dark and cold and stark both literally and metaphorically. So let’s hygge, shall we?
Jan 12, 2021
HIBERNATING | The Movies That Prove There’s No Place Like New York
Hollywood has long cast New York as one of its leading stars, and we’ve taken a deep dive into the romance, glamour, hustles, and tragedies...
Dec 29, 2020
CELEBRATORY | Greentree Fiber Arts: Sewing Memories, Hope, and a Map of New York
Susan Rivers has found a beautiful way to merge science and art through her company, Greentree Fiber Arts, and in recent years, has added additional...
Dec 21, 2020
CELEBRATORY | Stephen Henderson Brings “Gastrophilanthropy” to New York and the World
Someone, somewhere, is always hungry. This obvious fact, but one that’s all too easy to ignore, confronted journalist and New Yorker Stephen Henderson with full...
Dec 18, 2020
CELEBRATORY | Celebrate the Holidays Socially-Distanced All Over the Empire State
While you may not be able to see your clan this season — except on Zoom, of course — you can still have fun celebrating...
Dec 04, 2020
December 2020: New York "Celebratory" State of Mind
A Letter from the New York Makers team
Nov 30, 2020
TREASURE | For One Jewelry Designer, the Value is in Creation
For some people, a gleaming jewel set in precious stone is a treasure. For Jack Bigio, who transitioned from working in Wall Street at Goldman...
Nov 27, 2020
TREASURE | How One Entrepreneur Decided To Let Go
We sat down with Stephanie Golden, founder of Biggie’s Crack Toffee and one of our former makers, to find out why she chose to close...
Nov 24, 2020
TREASURE | How a Jeweler Harvests New York Beauty and Spirit for the Greater Good
Joan Hornig’s treasures been worn by everyone from First Ladies Laura Bush and Michelle Obama, Former Secretary of State, Hillary Rodham Clinton, and Meghan Markle,...
Nov 19, 2020
TREASURE | Grateful for New York’s Many Precious Gems
New York is, and always seems to have been a place of treasures, both natural and manmade. Here are just a few of our favorites....
Oct 30, 2020
INTREPID | Lucky Fish Sews Masks, Hope, Inspiration for Change
New York maker Jann Cheifitz tells us, “I’m working from my previous experience in Apartheid South Africa — trying to use my skills and techniques in...
Oct 30, 2020
INTREPID | New York Programs Helping Veterans Thrive
After serving the citizens of the U.S., discharged members of the armed forces sometimes need our help getting jobs, finding housing, and dealing with the...
Oct 21, 2020
INTREPID | Are You a Fixer? How a Home Rehab Guru Hopes to Revamp a Broken System
Maker Tyreik Jackson is out to fix people’s perspective on opportunity and joy.
Oct 02, 2020
INTREPID | Helping New York Artists Get Back on Their Feet
At New York Makers, we exist to serve our community of creatives, and in addition to doing whatever we can to leverage our marketplace, we...