Who am I?

I’m a Brooklyn-born, East Village-based culture journalist covering nightlife, sex, and subcultures for publications like Vogue, TIME, GQ, The Guardian, and i-D. I was previously the Culture Editor at Alternative Press and an Associate Editor at PAPER.

What do I write about?

I’m drawn to unseen worlds: a members-only club where faux-aristocrats cosplay old money, the erotic literary underground infiltrating fast food franchises, Brooklyn’s queer basement tattoo collectives, New York’s post-pandemic burlesque circuit, and Hamptons artist communes fighting to preserve family legacies.

I’ve reported on TikTok’s overheard-gossip surveillance economy, why Gen Z women are opting for sterilization, the rise of “bad tattoos,” and an oddly sexual playground game that still haunts me.

I’ve profiled musicians, dominatrixes, Evangelical cult survivors, chainsmiths, punks, and downtown legends.

I also write personal essays and short stories about the unspoken dynamics shaping family, friendships, and desire in the digital age.

What should you expect?

These are the stories that don’t make it to the mainstream. Come with me through New York and meet the poets, perverts, cynics, and lovers who make this city so special.

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