Ever heard of Kickstarter? It’s a site you can use to raise money for a project – music, art, journalism, technology, a whole host of categories – through online backers that pledge money. The project creator sets a goal, and people pledge money. It’s all-or-nothing funding, which means if the project doesn’t meet a goal [...]

Dirty Hands team members Krissy, Joe, and Annie ventured out to Park Slope this past week to learn the self-healing art of Reiki. The practice, taught out of Reiki master Heather Alexander’s cozy apartment, strives to bring balance, focus, energy, and relaxation to practitioners. Click the links below for our coverage of the event: Read [...]

This ain’t your little sister’s snow day. The game is sled hockey and it’s played by athletes with disabilities all over the world. Click the image to see slide show On Long Island, the unique sport gets a little more original. (Why are we not surprised?) While other sled hockey teams consist only of players [...]

The New York Times published a story yesterday about a man in the East Village who started his own iPhone repair company. When Brendan McElroy accidentally broke his own phone, he turned to the web for parts and tutorials to fix it himself. He improved his skills and now makes repairs out of his apartment [...]

Looking for some reading material? How about a nice lesson on making knitted postcards? Maybe some crafting advice? Whatever your dirty fancy, we’ve got the best of the best all laid out for you here at Dirty Hands NY. Links: The New York Times highlights the trend of taking photos of your food before you [...]

When Sassafras Lowrey was kicked out of her home at the age of 17 for being gay, one of the first things she did was go to the library. “I was a really nerdy kid, “ she said. “Books had always had the answers for what I was going through.” Even though the Gladstone, Oregon [...]

The three neckpieces that were on display at the Loom in Bushwick, could best be described as part jewelry, part sculpture and all unconventional. Designed by Haitian-American artist, Joanne Petit-Frere, these neckpieces, part of the Comotroovaysa series, were made to stand out. In that sense both artwork and artist are alike, as Petit-Frere opts to [...]

When Maude Standish heard about Trade School, a month long skill-sharing event on the Lower East Side, she knew she wanted to be involved. “I never taught a class before,” Standish said. “So I just thought about things I was good at.” Standish let her mind wander over skills she had that might be useful [...]