YouTube channel AJ+ recently dug into the history of the bodega in New York City, and explores the reasons why they are mostly Dominican-American owned.

The bodega is a New York City institution. It's where you get anything from eggs and milk to hot sandwiches and plátanos. And for decades, the Dominican-American community has run so many of them, turning them from corner stores to something extra special.

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In this episode of 'Open Door', iconic fashion designer Michael Kors takes Architectural Digest on a tour of the Greenwich Village apartment he owns with husband, Lance LePere. The NYC apartment has been fully customized down to the hidden sliding doors that allow it to morph from open and loftlike to fully compartmentalized. Plus, it’s wrapped by a lush terrace beyond which lie unobstructed views south to the World Trade Center, west to the Hudson River, and yonder in every direction.