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Ava Jean
Ava Jean is an eighth-grade public school student at Columbia Secondary School in Manhattan. Her favorite subject is social studies and she is a first-degree black belt in taekwondo.
September 4, 2026
Sam Brule
Sam Brule is a senior at The New School. He’s previously worked at the New School Free Press, the Sopris Sun in Colorado, and most recently amNY. When he’s not writing, he works as a bike messenger.
August 28, 2026
Cary Pepper
Cary Pepper is novelist, screenwriter, and award-winning-playwright whose work has been presented throughout the United States and internationally. He is a four-time contributor to Applause Books’ Best American Short Playsseries. AutoKill is his fifth novel. Check out his website here.
August 12, 2026
Jason Froimowitz
Jason Froimowitz is a Manhattan resident, community organizer and street safety advocate. He is a member of Manhattan Community Board 6, where he chairs the Transportation Committee, but the views expressed here are his own.
August 9, 2026
Edward Zheng
Edward Zheng is a Queens resident and runs the Joint Transit Association’s YouTube channel.
August 3, 2026
Jessica Lappin
Jessica Lappin is the president of the Alliance for Downtown New York, one of the largest business improvement districts in the United States.
July 27, 2026
Peter Van Pelt
Peter Van Pelt is a non-fiction television producer who has worked on everything from reality shows to true crime, and just about everything in between. He operates the YouTube channel Happy Town Road.
July 15, 2026
