Journalism Portfolio
- hnhovitz
- Mar 25
- 8 min read
Updated: Apr 1
Impact
Forbes
Now That’s Refreshing: 22-Year-Old’s Hawaiian Bottled Water Grows 4000% in 3 Years
Swipe Right For Democracy: Sean Parker’s New Network Targets Social Change
Pets Before Profits: The $40M Gamble That Paid Off for This CEO
This Man is Helping Businesses Turn Good Karma Into Capital
How Start-Ups Can ‘Get It Right’ in 2016: Social Good CEO Shares Top 7 Tips
Hollywood Helps LA’s Struggling Population With Hands-On Approach
Taking Inspiration from Tragedy
Following the Millions in LUSH’s Charity Pot
A Bedtime Experience for Nation’s Homeless Children
After Raising $10 Million for Dating App, CEO’s New Challenge is Matching People With Shelter Pets
With ‘Wish Upon A Wedding,’ A Commitment In Sickness And In Health
Vigil Volunteers Offer Comfort and Companionship During Final Hours
After Graduation, Support Is Scarce Yet Crucial For Young Adults With Autism
The Social Good Network: Where 11,000 Entrepreneurs Go To Grow
Angel Organizations Rescue Special Needs and Senior Pets
Nonprofit Fills in Gaps to Help Children of Fallen Veterans Attend College
Motivated by Dark Childhood, Entrepreneur Helps At-Risk Kids With ‘Friends’ Program
How to Fund 141 Nonprofits at Once
Following the Millions in LUSH’s Charity Pot
Huffington Post
Adopt Don’t Shop: An Exclusive Interview With Rescue Dogs
Why Beyonce Wants You to Buy This Backpack
Hollywood Stylist Gives Survivors New Hope
Pencils of Promise Founder Reminds Us to Focus on the Children, Not Just the Statistics
Rescue Dogs Bring Joy to Homebound Elderly
What To Expect When You’re Fos’Pecting: Finding Love as a Foster Dog Mom
All Aboard the Smile Train: Organization Brightens One Million Young Lives
The Surprising Way Emergency Vehicles in Major U.S. Cities Are Going Green
Makeup Artist Finds Calling in Giving Women Confidence & Funding Animal Rescue
Denied Service Dog, Veteran Finds Life-Changing Companion at Local Shelter
Autism Awareness Must Extend Beyond High School
A Green Solution to Overseas Hunger
Why These Children are Reading to Homeless Cats
Two Homeless Women Finally Get to Celebrate Mother’s Day
86-Year-Old Granted Wish for Party Cruise
GOOD
When your entire life is mountain sports, a paralyzing injury cant keep you away.
Glamour
Getting Sober Wasn’t Easy—But It Taught Me Some Pretty Crucial Life Skills
8 Surprising Health Benefits of Kissing You Never Knew Existed
A Child Survivor of 9/11 Grows Up
8 Amazing Things You Learn From Sober Dating
Women Are Making a Huge Difference With Their Activism, and That’s Worth Celebrating
The Advocate
Museum Worker Bullied By Boss for Being HIV Positive
Narratively
Getting With the Pajama Program
If You See Something, Do Something
South Street Seaport’s small businesses struggle to survive post-Sandy
The Trivial Life of Noah Tarnow
PBS’s Next Avenue
This teen’s caring initiative is making a difference across the country
Nursing Home Visits Make a Lasting Impression
On 9/11, I Was in Middle School 3 Blocks From the World Trade Center
When It’s Actually Healthier Not to Retire
Nationswell
Putting Their Prison Pasts Behind Them
All Sports United
Under Her Makeup, ESPN’s Hannah Storm Bears a Scar That Inspired Her to Save Lives
Reader’s Digest
How One Pair of Socks Led to a Movement That Helped 350,000 Homeless People
Meet The 17 Most Inspiring Kids of 2017
7 Signs Your Aging Loved Ones Need More Care ASAP—and What to Do About It
Bad News Can Take a Toll on Your Mental Health—Here’s How To Cope
13 Powerful Things Surviving a Terrorist Attack Taught Me About Life
8 Inspiring Women Who Are Changing the Lives of Women Across the World
7 Recipes Even the Pickiest of Eaters Will Love—Seriously!
10 Silent Signs You Could Have Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
How to Tell If Your Social Drinking Is Normal—or Something More Serious
Edible:
Want to Help Clean Our Waters? One Word: Shellfish
Donors Unite Offers Gift Cards for Change
Sustainably Charged Plant Sale Getting Major Buzz in LI Community
Fast Company
A New Wave Of Socially Conscious Tampon Companies Focuses On Organics And Giving Back
Brooklyn Magazine
Impact
VICE
WeWork Just Paid Health Care Entrepreneurs and Innovators Millions for Their Social Impact Efforts
Stories of Real-Life Heroes, Not Politics, Empower This Advocacy Group
We Aren’t Paying Enough Attention to the Bad Chemicals in Our Toothpaste
Hate Speech Cannot Be Normalized While Americans Grapple With the Limits of Free Speech
How to Keep Your Sanity in an Era of Divisive Politics, a 24/7 News Cycle
45 Refugees Documented Their Lives With Disposable Cameras for New Art Project
Neighborhood Without a Grocery Store for 40 Years Is Changing How It Gets Good Food
A 9/11 Witness Raises Awareness of Mental Health Misdiagnoses
What To Do If You’re Being Harassed At Work Because of Who You Are
Tampons Are a Necessity, Not a Luxury
We Asked People How They Fight Their Sunday Night Anxiety
The Real Progress on Immigration Reform is Happening on College Campuses
A Million Ways I Tried to Cure My Chronic Migraine
Upworthy
After a traumatic injury, one athlete refused to quit and powered on to help others.
Eco-friendly concrete could make your morning commute a lot smoother.
Get “greener” by trying as many of these 17 challenges as you can.
Teen Vogue
Why a Study Claiming Computers Can Determine Sexuality is Under Ethical Review
What the 20 Years Since 9/11 Have Been Like For a Survivor
Social Media Anxiety Disorder: It’s Real
8 Young Environmentalists Who Are Working to Save the Earth
Gender Affirmation Surgery: Everything You Need to Know
What Earth Hour Is And How to Participate
8 Ways to Say ‘No’ to Drinking Without Being Awkward
When Social Drinking Goes Too Far
How I Survived the 9/11 Attacks in NYC
7 Signs Your Friend Might Have a Drinking Problem— And What to Do About It
Tobacco Companies Target People Struggling With Mental Health
Downtown Express
Homeless and Celebrities Collectively Give Thanks at NYC
Volunteering to be there until the very end
Planned Parenthood Threatened by Republican-Led House of Reps
M.L.K.’s daughter provides words of wisdom at Pace
Is Kris Kringle Supposed to Scare Little Kids?
Recovery is a Priceless Holiday Gift
Feeding NYC’s Most Vulnerable Provides a Lesson in Gratitude
Organization’s Mission Redefines Friendship
Sending a Little Love to Lower Manhattan
Mission Creates a Memorable Mother’s Day
Vulnerable Students in a Single Stop
On a Mission to Make Room for Everyone
Blindness is No Handicap to Great Teaching
The Optimist
Sweet: Social Entrepreneur and Cancer Survivor's Ice Cream Give Back
What Companies Like McDonald's Teach Us About Social Change
How You Can Help Immigrant Families Right Now
These Teens Affected by Poverty Are Helping Other Children In Need
The 5 Coolest Ways You Can Support Veterans Right Now
Military Kid Reaches Into Shelter to Create Jobs for Homeless Veterans
New Technology Allows Female Survivors to Speak Up
10 Easy Ways to Volunteer From Home? We’re In.
14 Meaningful Volunteer Gigs To Do With Your Kids
Help The Red Cross Prevent In-Home Fires In Your Nabe
New York Press
Local Kids ‘Graduate’ to Better Learning
Broadway Vet Leads the Next Generation
Diane von Furstenberg Awards: Celebs and Courageous Women
Downtown Do-Gooders Hit Hollywood
Designer’s Provocative Cards Benefit Homeless
Special Needs Program Helps Kids Have Fun
Point Foundation Gala Commences, Despite News in Boston
Theater Brings Possibility to Local Teens
Wine—and Charity—From South Africa
Taking on Opression, Through Opera
Angels Bring Laughter to Local Groups
Partnership with Children Helps Plug Holes in City Budget
West Side Community Rallies to Help Toddler with Cancer
Doggies Party for a Good Cause
West Village Resident Spearheads a Bolder Way to Give Back
Midtown Challenge Will Raise Money for Homeless
New York Observer
Ivy League Scholarships, Whitney Houston and One Voice of a Generation: LGBTQ
Charity Point Foundation Honors
Fortune
Some of My Peers Are Only Now Realizing Their PTSD
COVID survivors need just as much help as 9/11 survivors did
Lifestyle
The New York Times
For Sheldon Silver, Sunday Is a Meet-and-Greet Day
‘What was it like?’ Answering children’s questions about 9/11
Newsday
Hastings teen sensation campaigns against bullies through song
Vanessa Williams on her Broadway role in ‘The Trip to Bountiful’
Los Angeles Times
Burger and Lobster’s Times Square Location Is a Delicious Midtown Option
A mother-and-son collaboration redefines traditional Lebanese cuisine
The Fix
Bill Nye the Science Guy Explores Addiction
When Bingeing on Horror No Longer Works
Unpacking The Link Between Intimate Partner Violence and Substance Abuse Disorders
Daybreaker Campus Reinvents College Partying
5 Surprising Ways PTSD Affected My Relationships
13 Tips for Dealing with Your Family on Thanksgiving—Sober
Taking Care of Your Mental Health in Sobriety
The New York Observer
Last Night at the Webby Awards, Patton Oswalt Tried to Give David Karp a Wedgie
The Powder Broker: From Teenage Drug Dealer to Real Estate ‘It’ Guy
Hip-Hop Array: A night at Russell Simmons’s house
NYC Cribs: The Homes of the Rich and Philanthropic
Leman Manhattan Clazz Prez Vows to Fight Spread of Western Food Culture
Can video game classes get kids into college?
Turning Up the Heat on Mr. Warmth
Kitchen Camp Confidential: Kid Chefs Can Handle the Heat at Léman Prep’s Culinary Summer Program
Kinky Boots Star Jeanna de Waal on Wicked Tattoos, Prom Shoes & Her Brush with Prince Harry
Why Cabaret Star Michelle Williams Feels Like a Baby & How Alan Cumming Almost Got Bitch-Slapped
Of Mice and Men’s Jim Parrack on His Hungry Past, True Blood Fans & Mooning James Franco
Time Out New York:
City Stories: This Puppy is Ready to Date
City Stories: 24-year-old Alessandra talks Whacky Art School Models, Hasidic Housing & Bacon Pizza
Photographing the Last of NYC’s Old-School Pizza Joints
Greatist
Some Simple Ways to Turn Anxiety Into Excitement
How to Know If You’re Apologizing Too Much
The Basic (but Life-Changing) Knife Skills You Should Know Before You Turn 30
Salon
The 9/11 Stories We’ve Never Told Anyone
Thrillist
The 11 Coolest Jobs in NYC – And How To Get Them
Best Things To Do At Night In NYC That Aren’t Going To a Bar
How My “Interfaith” Engagement Set Off a Massive Facebook Backlash
How To Get Over a Cough Without Loading Up On Meds
What to do if you think you’re coming down with Strep Throat
7 Unique Ways NYC Restaurants Are Giving Back for the Holidays
Prevention
I Agreed To Have My Health Evaluated Based Solely On My Picture
This is What Sex Looks Like After You Get Sober
Newsweek
Bittersweet Memories of a Changed NYC After 9/11
Edible
These 3 Coffee Shops Offer Classes That Will Make You an Espresso Master
How This Flex Mussels Chef Became a Bivalve Expert
Head to Gowanus for a Warming Bowl of Pescatarian Chili
East Hampton Chef Michael Rozzi to Return to James Beard House This Month
At Boutros in Brooklyn Heights, the Fluke Tartare Has Bite
This is the Secret Ingredient Your Halloween Party is Missing
Tasting Table
This Recovering Alcoholic Opened a Restaurant to Help People Just like Him
Aarón Sánchez’s 6 Tips for Tackling Picky Eaters
Going Out To Eat is So Much More Fun Thanks to This Power Tool
MSN & The Week
I was 12 when I survived 9/11. Here’s how I finally recovered.
Brooklyn Magazine
Thai Newcomer Is a Welcome Bright Spot on a Gray Grid
Candy That’s Good for Your Teeth, and Community
First Kickstarter-Funded Sex Toy Campaign Grows in Brooklyn
Vox
I thought parental disapproval of marriage was a problem of the past. I was wrong.
Bustle
I Was Trying On Wedding Rings & Got Stuck In One
If You’re Triggered By The Inauguration, Don’t Drink To Cope
Can A High-Tech Headband Make Meditation Easier?
Reader’s Digest
What Yoga Teachers REALLY Wish You Knew
7 Signs Your PMS Is Actually PMDD—Which is Way Worse
How to Beat the Mid-Afternoon Slump Without Caffeine
12 Ways to Stop Always Being in Such a Hurry
7 Tricks that Turn Household Chores into Legit Workouts
8 Things You Never Knew About Kissing
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