Select Non-Fiction Writing

An essay about writing my novel in Miami for the Miami Native Magazine

An essay about public space in the Bronx for The New York Times

A first-person reported feature on the nuances of specialized high-schools in New York City for The New Yorker

An essay about visiting my family in Puerto Rico days after Hurricane Maria ravaged the island for The New Yorker

A first-person reported feature on the quest to open a needle-exchange program in Miami for The Atlantic

A reflective essay about the last bookstore in the Bronx closing for The New Yorker

A reported feature story about a tragic, mysterious death in Broward County for The South Florida Sun Sentinel

A reported feature story about how South Floridians cope with climate change for The South Florida Sun Sentinel

An essay about surviving my first hurricane as a Floridian for The New Yorker

A reported feature about a black cop who went to war with her police department over race for The Daily Beast

A personal essay about trying to teach writing to kids in Miami for The Miami Rail

A photo essay reflecting on moving subway photography in New York City for The Paris Review

One of the first Q&A’s with Desus & Mero before the launch of their (now defunct) Vice show for The Fader

One of the first feature stories on hip-hop’s burgeoning love affair with Jean-Michel Basquiat for The New York Times

A reported feature about an infamous, yet under-appreciated summer basketball league in The Bronx for The New York Times

A reported feature about the decades-long battle to build a hip-hop museum in New York for The New York Times