Sergey Kadinsky
Here are some links to sites which I consider useful in my personal and professional pursuits.
My Friends (at least those who have sites to their names) Come First
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An excellent humor writer whose blog documents some of the unusual details of observant Jewish life in New York |
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An excellent writer who applied her talent to business and marketing while studying at New York University. Like me, she spends her spare time with her sketchbook and visiting art galleries. |
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Luke was my classmate in F.H. LaGuardia High School and went on to study interior design at Pratt Institute. He is a gifted artist and one of the most exciting personalities I know. |
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CUNY J-School colleague. Also born in Riga. Has extensive writing experience, mostly from the west coast. |
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CUNY J-School colleague, specializes in arts and culture reporting, in video format. Huge comics book fan. |
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CUNY J-School colleague, specializes in photography and immigrant community reporting |
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Kevin is my favorite urban historian, the man behind the legendary Forgotten New York site, which was recently printed into a book. |
Professional Links (I worked with these people)
| CBSnews.com Political Unit |
Online home of CBS national political news, and its Political Hotsheet blog |
| New York's hometown newspaper since 1919 | |
| News stories dealing with arts, culture, employment, entertainment, health, parenting, and technology | |
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6-hour walking tours of selected neighborhoods, linked by a coach bus. Includes the Staten Island ferry and a lunch break. Tour guides provide plenty of one-liner jokes in between the sites. |
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A nonpartisan, nonprofit pro-Israel organization that seeks to improve the image of Israel in the journalist community |
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These 151 elected officials belong to the lower house of the state legislature. Their internship program matches an intern for every member. |
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Not only did I work here as a tutor, but I also received valuable tutoring in return in subjects where I needed improvement. |
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Double-decker bus tours of New York given by guides who have a Jeopardy-like obsession with city-related trivia, a love of history and public speaking. |
Places Worth Visiting (Tell them I sent you)
| A rising young comic artist from Staten Island | |
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The City College of New York has a huge art collection. Sadly, most of it is hidden away in storage. |
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| This online exhibit by the college library contains old campus buildings from the early 20th century that were demolished by a careless city in the name of progress. | |
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This site documents the history of New York's highways and bridges. A good place for history buffs and engineers |
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Tours of Argentina, a beautiful country at the bottom of South America. Highly educated guides speak French, Spanish, and Italian. Also includes tours to Colonia in Uruguay. |
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A blog documenting the growth of ugly architecture in Queens, New York. This blog is updated daily, considered an important local news source. |