School of The New York Times: Stories from “Writing the Big City” 2019.

Twenty students set out to find and tell a story about Harlem or Chinatown as part of a two-week course at the School of The New York Times. For many of the ninth and tenth graders, it was their first taste of journalism. Here’s what they wrote:

Lauren Bentley: “Harlem Fashion, Your Definition Isn’t My Definition”

Willa Blair: “Tradition: plus or minus for Harlem synagogue?”

Victor Chang: “Harlem Jazz Gems (For Those Who Don’t Like Clubbing)”

Sen Choi: “Revolution Books: An important resource for Harlem or the center of a cult?”

Niall Cordes: “Althea Gibson: African American Tennis Trailblazer”

Joy Donovan: “How a local garden on the Lower East Side is promoting change for Harlem youth”

Ella Grossman: “It Don’t Mean a Thing If It Ain’t Got That Swing: How Swing dancing is Staying Alive in New York”

Grace Kentrotas and Jane Gawecki: “Harlem Church Fashion: Leaving the Right Impression”

Isbella Ji: “Neighborhood Policing: What is it?”

Paige LeDuc: “Long Life in a Big City”

Margaret Mihalick: “Activists in Harlem: 1920 Activisim to Present Day”

Anjali Patel: “Passing down the Family Business”

Jack Reid: “Churches in Harlem are Struggling, But Some Have Found New Ways”

Jane Sihm: “Behind Its Tight-Knit Community, Columbus Park Faces A Littering Problem”

Natalie Sturza: “Celebrating the 230th anniversary of the Storming of the Bastille in New York City”

Sofia Ung: “It’s not all about the information and facts: Tour guides in New York City”

Cathy Wang. “The Most Filmed Alley in NYC? Never Heard of It.”

Lily Zeng: “What it’s like to grow up in an ever-changing Harlem”