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At the beginning of the millennium, the internet cafe was a beacon of the future.  But now, amid a lack of affordable housing and a surge in homelessness in New York City, these vestiges of the dot-com boom have become an unlikely safety net. People pay as little as $7 a night for a roof over their heads. On any given evening in the few remaining 24-hour cyber cafes in Manhattan’s Chinatown, chairs are filled with exhausted bodies.  People have lived there for weeks or months — or by some accounts, even years.  

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I'm a visual journalist and storyteller. Over my 15+ year career,  I've worked as a staff member for leading media outlets including the New York Times and CNN in a variety of roles: contributing writer, photo editor, producer of immersive experiences, and technologist. My background in fine art has also directed me to participate in art residencies, and create and curate investigative and documentary projects in the form of public installations. Most recently, I've been exploring emerging technology and its impact on the future of interactive storytelling.
 
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