Amber Benham is a student at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism and intern at
Saveur magazine. Emerging from the wheat fields of Kansas, Benham fled the Midwest at the
age of 21 and came to New York to find her foodie niche. She fell in love with the city,
the restaurants and her students in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. After teaching Spanish there
for 3 years, she packed up her things and moved to Malaga, Spain. For two years she
basked in the sun of the Costa del Sol and tried to master Andalucian cooking, but
teaching English to get by wasn’t enough of a challenge. So now she’s back in the Big
Apple, hoping to eat, cook and write about it in perfect AP style.

Arts & Culture

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The Naming of Sheepshead Bay, brooklynbased.net (2009)
Even residents of Sheepshead Bay will sometimes say the bay got its name from its...
 

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Smack Mellon Bridges Artists' Styles: Recapturing 'Kindness and Imagination', New York City News Service (2009)
In a densely decorated studio, Emcee C.M. Master of None showcases his vision of “transforming...
 

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Asbury Park, New Jersey, Go NYC Magazine (2006)
Need to escape the bustle of city life, but want to stay close to home?...
 

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Brothers in Strife: Compadre, nymosaico.com (2005)
What does it mean to call someone a brother? This question resonates with Swedish director...
 

News & Features

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Scenes from a Marathon: Chafing Under the Pressure, New York City News Service (2009)
At Mile Five on the marathon route, volunteers in red shirts greeted sweaty runners with...
 

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NYCity Snapshot: Brooklyn CD 15 (2009)
Days before the election, Brooklyn voters shared their hopes (and fears) for the next four...
 

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CD 15: Til America Do Us Part, New York City News Service (2009)
When Katya Virchenko enrolled at Kingsborough Community College to learn English after immigrating to the...
 

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Principal Issues at Hebrew School, New York City News Service (2009)
Brooklyn’s first publicly funded Hebrew-English dual-language school is set to open in August, with 150...
 

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New Yorkers Share Drinks, Politics, New York City News Service (2008)
The lower level of the showroom at Comix, a comedy club on West 14th St.,...