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Creator of Humans Of New York: blog, video series, and two #1 NYT bestselling books. More of a party on Instagram: @humansofny

New York, NY
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Joined January 2011

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    1. Brandon Stanton‏Verified account @humansofny 2 Apr 2019
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      (1/4) “My wife had been pushing to expand our family for eight years—but I kept resisting. I kept saying: ‘What’s wrong with you? We’re almost done.’ We were nearly forty years old. It was the second marriage for both of us. Our teenagers were about to graduate from..."pic.twitter.com/gJRSmsfefv

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    2. Brandon Stanton‏Verified account @humansofny 2 Apr 2019
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      (2/4) “The application process was a nightmare. It’s like a messy divorce where they examine every little detail of your life. People try to scare the crap out of you about how emotionally damaged the kid will be. The agency made us sign a contract acknowledging fourteen..."pic.twitter.com/NY1nqKd7MJ

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    3. Brandon Stanton‏Verified account @humansofny 2 Apr 2019
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      (3/4) “We were extremely lucky. We completed the entire process in fourteen months and travelled to Taiwan on January 21st of 2017. The next morning we went straight to the orphanage. We sat in a waiting room on the ground floor, and after ten minutes they brought Miles..."pic.twitter.com/9eALwooulW

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    4. Brandon Stanton‏Verified account @humansofny 2 Apr 2019
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      (4/4) “It feels like Miles has been home forever. He’s four years old now. He runs to me every time I open the door. He wants to play non-stop. He’s the master of high-fives. He’s the master of hugging the dog. He’s also the master of needing attention while you’re..."pic.twitter.com/HC2xogvybq

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      Brandon Stanton‏Verified account @humansofny 2 Apr 2019
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      All of Maddie's adoption fees are being covered with funds from the HONY Patreon.

      3:11 PM - 2 Apr 2019
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      • Brandi Pellegrini leo Snuva Skinwalker High-key Goddess Taiwo Feminist Bibliophile 🇿🇼🇿🇦 Adedayo Lagos TroubleMaker
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        1. Styles 🌻‏ @Zedediahh 2 Apr 2019
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          God bless your heart Brandon😭😭❤️❤️❤️pic.twitter.com/Ol2UNjZDz4

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        1.  🍊Concordiense 🍊‏ @ConcordienseGui 2 Apr 2019
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          There are humans, and then there are angels

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        1. Susan Morava‏ @susan_morava 2 Apr 2019
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          Thank you. Thank you for this story, thank you for the HONY Patreon donors, thank you for presenting the Good that is in the world.

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        1. Emily Clark‏ @emilynclark 2 Apr 2019
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          Thank you for sharing these stories. My grandfather started the first Boy Scout troop for boys with disabilities in my hometown. One of the Eagle Scouts with down syndrome was from his troop.

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          my tears were running down my face 😭

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        1. KellyO‏ @tripletheblue 2 Apr 2019
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          Proud to be a HONY Patreon!

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        1. Angela Emerson‏ @AngelaCEmerson 2 Apr 2019
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          Thank you.

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        1. you got me all wrong‏ @marcelletododia 2 Apr 2019
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          I can’t describe how happy I felt reading this story and what HONY is doing. You rock

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