Elijah Hurewitz-Ravitch

3 days ago | gothamist.com | Brittany Kriegstein |Catalina Gonella |Paige Oamek |Elijah Hurewitz-Ravitch

New Yorkers turned out to the polls Tuesday in sweltering heat to vote in New York City’s Democratic primary for mayor and other offices. “I think local elections, we don't put as much emphasis on it, we tend to care more about the presidential ones,” Jianna Dejesus, a 23-year-old who works in film, said outside the poll site at the Frank Sinatra School of the Arts High School in Astoria.

Nov 18, 2024 | yaledailynews.com | Elijah Hurewitz-Ravitch

Elijah Hurewitz-Ravitch, Contributing Photographer On Thursday, Anthony Scaramucci — a financier, political commentator and 11-day White House director of communications — joined the Yale Political Union for a “fire-side chat” about this month’s election results.

Oct 29, 2024 | yaledailynews.com | Elijah Hurewitz-Ravitch

Elijah Hurewitz-Ravitch, Contributing Photographer A flotilla of sea-related creatures marched down Whalley Avenue on Sunday morning, marking the annual Giant Puppet and People Making Mayhem Parade. Approximately two dozen people carried 10-foot-long fish, various forms of octopuses and other less easily identifiable beasts, all handmade. They filled the street to a background of New Orleans live jazz and held court over downtown Westville and later Edgewood Park.

Oct 25, 2024 | yaledailynews.com | Elijah Hurewitz-Ravitch

Elijah Hurewitz-Ravitch, Contributing Photographer Wednesday’s Board of Alders Education Committee meeting did little to inspire confidence among alders that perennial issues and vacancies in maintenance and security would soon be resolved. The committee meeting added to a deluge of complaints levied against the New Haven public school system in recent weeks. In two workshops, New Haven Public Schools officials gave brief presentations and answered questions from the alders.

Sep 12, 2024 | yaledailynews.com | Elijah Hurewitz-Ravitch

Elijah Hurewitz-Ravitch, Contributing Photographer On a balmy Sunday afternoon, just a few blocks from Old Campus, New Haven’s Ely Center of Contemporary Art held an opening reception for its three new exhibitions, all of which opened Sept. 1. The largest, titled “Forest Bathing,” is a group show and includes work from 26 artists. A separate gallery, “Flatfile: Stump In Situ,” features prints made from tree stumps, while upstairs, another gallery is devoted to Mesoma Onyeagba’s first solo show.