Downtown Q&A: C. Virginia Fields

Downtown Q&A: C. Virginia Fields

C. VIRGINIA FIELDS Former Borough President of Manhattan. The current president of the National Black Leadership Commission on AIDS. Civil Rights activist as a teenager. 1. Name three women that inspire you, and tell us why. Stacey Abrams: I am inspired by her...
Downtown Q&A: Sally Kohn

Downtown Q&A: Sally Kohn

SALLY KOHN One of the leading progressive voices in America today. A television commentator on CNN and formerly on Fox News, Sally worked for over 15 years as a community organizer. Her writing has appeared in publications such as the Washington Post, New York Times,...
A Conversation With Paddy Boom

A Conversation With Paddy Boom

All photos by Alice Teeple You’d never know it was pouring outside Artists & Fleas. Thunderbolts and lightning dot the skies over Chelsea Market, but in here, the vibe is mellow. The DJ booth is blaring War’s Low Rider as shoppers mill about, heads bopping. At the...
Downtown Q&A: Miriam Torres

Downtown Q&A: Miriam Torres

MIRIAM TORRES Founding partner of interior design firm, Parker-Torres Inc., the female owned firm specializes in hospitality design. 1. Name three women that inspire you, and tell us why. My mother is the strongest and most giving person I know. She’s the glue that...
Downtown Q&A: Mickela Mallozzi

Downtown Q&A: Mickela Mallozzi

MICKELA MALLOZZI Emmy award-winning host and executive producer of Bare Feet with Mickela Mallozzi, a travel series highlighting the diversity of dance. 1.Name three women that inspire you, and tell us why. My older sister, Adriana Mallozzi. Though she was born with...
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