I would imagine that being constantly immersed in the bustle of New York city has to take it’s toll after a while. This video captures a small moment in a man’s day where he’s able to escape the city that never sleeps, just for a few minutes, and he relishes the solitude the same way anybody would: by singing and spinning in a subway car.
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fashion
Drive2Thrive – Discover Wonderland Fashion Show
It's not everyday that Alice in Wonderland meets Project Runway in a philanthropy-driven spectacle under the towering glass ceilings of…
Drive2Thrive – Discover Wonderland Fashion Show
It's not everyday that Alice in Wonderland meets Project Runway in a philanthropy-driven spectacle under the towering glass ceilings of…
nightlife
Emily Wells at Cyclops Books
Emily just moved to New York from LA where people warned her about the cold. She was undaunted. Head wrapped…
Emily Wells at Cyclops Books
Emily just moved to New York from LA where people warned her about the cold. She was undaunted. Head wrapped…
social innovation
Little Free Libraries
Lesley Noll wants to invite you into a world at once vast and intimate. That world begins within the Village…
Little Free Libraries
Lesley Noll wants to invite you into a world at once vast and intimate. That world begins within the Village…
artist profiles
Brady Starr
Brady Starr is a paradox in that the more you get to know him the more mysterious he becomes. As…
Brady Starr
Brady Starr is a paradox in that the more you get to know him the more mysterious he becomes. As…
sustainability
Baltimore Free Farm
All photos by David London Nestled just blocks from The Avenue in Hanpden is a leafy utopia known as the…
Baltimore Free Farm
All photos by David London Nestled just blocks from The Avenue in Hanpden is a leafy utopia known as the…
technology
Meet the Kids at Digital Harbor Foundation
All photos by Philip Laubner In what used to be a South West Baltimore rec center now resides Digital Harbor…
Meet the Kids at Digital Harbor Foundation
All photos by Philip Laubner In what used to be a South West Baltimore rec center now resides Digital Harbor…
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