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Karol Markowicz

Karol Markowicz is a freelance writer in Brooklyn. Follow her on Twitter: @karol.

NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 10: Police are viewed outside of the Grand Hyatt hotel in Manhattan following the mistaken arrest of James Blake, a retired top-10 professional tennis player on September 10, 2015 in New York City. Blake, who is black, has said he was slammed to the ground outside his hotel in Midtown Manhattan while waiting to go to the U.S. Open tennis tournament on Wednesday. New York Police Department Commissioner William J. Bratton has apoligized for the incident and an investigation is continuing. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

It’s Time to End Crazily Unequal Prison Sentences

By Karol Markowicz
Illustration by Adolfo Valle

New York City’s Underground Poker Scene

By Karol Markowicz
Jews on the Bridge. The WIlliamsburg and otherwise. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

On Being a Jewish Conservative

By Karol Markowicz
Disney wants (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Five Foolproof Strategies for Lazy Parents at Disney World

By Karol Markowicz
The Manhattan skyline, from Queens. (Photo: Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images)

Leaving Manhattan

By Karol Markowicz
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