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April 4, 2003  

The Dating Seen (and Unseen)
By Sean Alfano and
Gabriel Rodriguez-Nava

In New York City, where eye contact is taboo, single guys and gals need all the help they can get finding a date.

Explore one interactive East Village bar designed to lend its patrons extra eyes and ears in search of romance. Also, experience an eye-opening theme party where looks aren't everything and dinner is served in the dark.

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Animation: Michael R. Schreiber

Disabled Runners
By Noel Pangilinan and Kodi Barth

On wheelchairs, crutches, prostheses and tethers, thousands of people with disabilities in the city have discovered the joy of running. They have been a fixture in the New York City Marathon since 1976.
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Body Art
By Pema Norbu and
Beth Schepens

New York's tattoo parlors enjoy as much success now as they did when American-style tattooing was born on the Bowery more than a century ago. Read about how tattoo artists won the battle for the bodies. More ...

 

Out on a Limb
By Andy Glockner and Jonathan Matsey

The city is becoming more accessible for people with different types of disabilities. Learn how the science of prosthetics and the travel and hospitality
fields make New York easier to navigate. More...

 

Keeping New York Out
By Jessica Belasco and Aude Lagorce

Living in the Big Apple means being exposed to dirt, noise, crowds and stress. Discover the ways New Yorkers keep the city out — out of their hair, out of their bodies, and most importantly, out of their minds. More ...