[VIDEO] This 12-Year-Old Girl is the Youngest Professional Designer at New York Fashion Week

12-year-old professional clothing designer Egypt Ufele launched her company Chubiiline when she was just 10 years old. Just two years later, her company is being featured in the New York Fashion Week, making her the youngest professional designer in the show. Learn more about her and her company in this short profile video from Insider.

Egypt "Ify" Ufele is one of New York Fashion Week's youngest designers. At 10 years old, she founded the plus-size label, Chubiiline clothing. Ify takes inspiration from street style and designs from African cultures. She uses her line to advocate for her anti-bullying foundation, BullyChasers. The United Nations has even selected her as a Junior Ambassador for her work!

[WATCH] Thank You, Enjoy: a Photography Project Focusing on Chinese Immigrants Working in Brooklyn Restaurants

Thank You, Enjoy is an interesting photo series from local photo-journalist Katie Salisbury that focuses on Chinese immigrants in Brooklyn neighborhoods that work within the food industry. Learn more about the project in this short profile video from our friends at BRIC TV.

Photographer Katie Salisbury tells us about her photo-journalism project, "Thank You, Enjoy", which documents the lives of Chinese immigrants in Brooklyn neighborhoods who endure harsh working conditions in the restaurant industry. Through the project, Katie also learns about her own family history.

Roosevelt Island and Harlem Dominate List of Nationwide Home Value Increases Since 2000

Roosevelt Island
Roosevelt Island
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Real estate website RENTCafé recently analyzed their data and published an article about fast-gentrifying zip codes across the nation. Included in the report was a graph of the top 10 zip codes that have increased their median home value since 2000, and dominating the list is Roosevelt Island, seeing a 13-fold increase in value.

New York City dominates the top of the list, with some dizzying figures. That the median home value in New York’s 10044 (Roosevelt Island) exploded, going from just over $48K to almost $627K is just one way to put it. Proportionally, it is an astonishing 1,258% expansion rate. Or a thirteenfold increase. Expressions that you rarely hear in any context…

Three Harlem neighborhoods also made the top-ten list. Check out the full article for more info and insights into the data.