New York

i-D meets Elena Velez, Willy Chavarria and Theophilio’s Edvin Thompson – three visionary designers shaping New York’s independent fashion landscape.

Almost unnoticeable to those who don’t know it, deep in the Bronx is Nano Billiard Cafe, or Tony’s Billiards, an old-school basement pool hall that serves up some of the best Dominican food in New York City.

Michelle Lopez knows how hard it can be to overcome the obstacles life presents—from her HIV diagnosis in the early 90s, to raising a daughter living with HIV, to simply aging with HIV in a society ill-prepared for people like her.

Timothy DuWhite is unabashed about his perspective on the world, from his writing to workshops and to politics around HIV.

Profiling the local heroes.

Josh Alan Friedman was one of the first writers covering Times Square during the late 1970s and 1980s.

City of Doms, a striptease cruise that features both femme and aggressive dancers (à la 'Magic Mike'), has been making waves on the lesbian circuit for a few years.

Broadly's Ariel Wengroff sits down with social advocate Malala Yousafzai at the UN headquarters in New York.

In this episode of Stay Melo, Carmelo Anthony meets up with WBA Middleweight Champion Danny Jacobs to get a tour of the Brownsville and see what makes this place special.