12th Street in an award-winning literary journal that is run by students in New School’s Riggio Honors Program: Writing and Democracy. As this school year ends our staff wanted to reflect on our experiences within the program. Read […]
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12th Street’s Riggio Reflections (Part 1)
12th Street in an award-winning literary journal that is run by students in New School’s Riggio Honors Program: Writing and Democracy. As this school year ends our staff wanted to reflect on our experiences within […]
New York Stories: Times Square
The spaces where you’ve walked fill almost before you’ve left them. It’s like you were never there. You began and ended a thousand times before your foot hit the pavement. And you are lost. Lost […]
New York Stories: The Space
Apartment living in New York City is having only what you need. There is no room for the past in my tiny apartment. Precious space to house only the ever-present life condensed and distilled […]
Who’s Your Audience? A Profile of Daniel Gee Husson
As part of our profile series on the Riggio: Writing and Democracy community, 12th Street asked our Fiction Editor, playwright and Riggio student Daniel Gee Husson, to consider the question: “Who’s your audience?” Below is […]
Syria’s Poetic Justice
In the United States the conflict in Syria, although known, has been an issue recognized only during times when the media has made it a topic for evening headlines or endless partisan debates. However, some […]
Who’s Your Audience? A Profile of Isaac Lobel
As part of our profile series on the Riggio: Writing and Democracy community, 12th Street asked Riggio student, poet, essayist, fiction-writer, and photographer Isaac Lobel to ponder about his audience. Here is what he had to say: […]
Who’s Your Audience? A Profile of Kate Cox
As part of our profile series on the Riggio: Writing and Democracy community, 12th Street caught up with alum Kate Cox to ask, “Who’s your audience?” To which she replied with lyrical wit: Dear Reader: I am […]
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Security?
It keeps coming. Week after week; month after month. Reports are uncovering new evidence of the New York Police Department spying on the Muslim community: undercover personnel were sent to mosques, college campuses, student group […]
Where the Underground and Arts Collide
Everyday millions of people get on the subway to get from point A to point B. In the subway cars, among the crowds of people trying to read their iPads, there will be a few […]