the RAMOS project

  When President Trump signed his Executive Order to ban citizens from 7 countries for 90 days from entering the United States, many online were quick to dub the ban a “Muslim ban.” It prompted the hashtag #MuslimBan to trend worldwide for three days. The fact is: nowhere in the actual text of the order […]

  NEW YORK — It was a recurring theme this past year where the public rallied against the establishment and traditional institutions were challenged. Every time the message was pretty much the same: we don’t trust you anymore. A global survey by the communications group Edelman shows that the public’s trust in the institutions of […]

  PARAMUS, N.J. — This past weekend’s historic blizzard pummeled areas like Northern New Jersey with over two feet of snow but if you stumbled upon the Parikh residence on Henry Street in Paramus, you would’ve been none the wiser. Asit Parikh, a Manhattan-based real estate agent and his father Raj, an engineer, are the brains behind a […]

  NEW YORK— Reality star and aspiring singer Mar Ortiz has never shied away from talking about her weight. As the star of Lifetime Network’s “Big Women, Big Love,” the New Jersey resident made several waves but it’s what she recently posted online that nearly broke the Internet. A candid photograph where she exposed her […]

  NEW YORK — At first glance Zaq Landsberg looks like your typical millennial just navigating through life while living in the hip neighborhood of Williamsburg. But don’t let appearances fool you — the 30-year-old sculptor is the founder and president of a sovereign nation 2,200 miles away called Zaqistan. “If you think of a […]

  NEW YORK— It’s the day every pop culture fan probably has marked down in their calendar. October 21, 2015 was the day Doc Brown and Marty McFly traveled to in the “Back To The Future” sequel and fans every where are nerding out in every possible way. The ride hailing service Lyft got in […]

  NEW YORK — “You never give up, you pick yourself up, you brush yourself off, you push forward, you move on, you adapt – that’s what I believe!” WWE Superstar John Cena once said in a now-legendary speech in the WWE ring in 2009. It’s a message Cena would through out his career and […]

  WILLIAMSBURG, Brooklyn — For four hours, a few days a week, you can find magician Justin Sight on duty at the Bedford Avenue subway station in Williamsburg. Whether it’s with a coin or a deck of cards, the 25-year-old knows how to win over a crowd. What sets him apart from most magicians is that […]

  FAIR LAWN, N.J. — When it comes to being graceful, your average swan has nothing on these girls. They’re students from the Children’s Therapy Center in Fair Lawn, New Jersey and they’re getting ready for the most exciting day of the year — their annual ballet recital. The pint-sized dancers who have a wide range […]