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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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    1. Brandon Stanton‏Verified account @humansofny 13 Dec 2015
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      (1/11) “When I was a baby I came very close to dying. I’m not sure how to say the name of the disease in..."pic.twitter.com/A4nxuD9hz9

      16 replies 634 retweets 1,182 likes
    2. Brandon Stanton‏Verified account @humansofny 13 Dec 2015
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      (2/11) “This is a photo of me right before the war came. Maybe my parents knew the war was coming..."pic.twitter.com/UJnTtnlwMA

      8 replies 563 retweets 664 likes
    3. Brandon Stanton‏Verified account @humansofny 13 Dec 2015
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      (3/11) “After Miriam died, I began to have silly thoughts. I thought that I was supposed to be President..."pic.twitter.com/H23DYXHuZG

      3 replies 452 retweets 571 likes
    4. Brandon Stanton‏Verified account @humansofny 13 Dec 2015
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      (4/11) “These things are very hard for me to remember, but I try not to cry because I want to be strong for my..."pic.twitter.com/K4vRjIJpaX

      4 replies 462 retweets 815 likes
    5. Brandon Stanton‏Verified account @humansofny 13 Dec 2015
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      Please, consider becoming A Friend Of Aya: http://www.change.org/friendsofaya pic.twitter.com/h7yQTTqS4V

      50 replies 1,878 retweets 1,377 likes
    6. Brandon Stanton‏Verified account @humansofny 14 Dec 2015
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      (5/11) “Our house in Baghdad was located near a military compound, and the militia officers wanted..."pic.twitter.com/2fqZ1O6zzM

      3 replies 266 retweets 370 likes
      Brandon Stanton‏Verified account @humansofny 14 Dec 2015
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      (6/11) “I was fourteen when I arrived in Syria. Those were the best two years of my life. The first day..."pic.twitter.com/bsu9nkdyBK

      11:42 AM - 14 Dec 2015
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        2. Brandon Stanton‏Verified account @humansofny 14 Dec 2015
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          (7/11) “George is my refugee dog. We’ve been through many horrible things together. I found..."pic.twitter.com/tPvsImsBb2

          11 replies 537 retweets 952 likes
        3. Brandon Stanton‏Verified account @humansofny 15 Dec 2015
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          (8/11) “My years in Turkey have been the hardest four years of my life. When we first arrived from Syria..."pic.twitter.com/XO4ndMgOuf

          6 replies 300 retweets 369 likes
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        1. Aisha Sultan‏Verified account @AishaS 14 Dec 2015
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          Brandon Stanton of @humansofny deserves a Pulitzer for the work he's done. Unbelievable. #HONY

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        1. Layan‏ @layankaddoura 14 Dec 2015
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          @humansofny by far one of the best stories i've read on HONY

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        1. brigitte jay‏ @jaybrigitte 15 Dec 2015
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          @humansofny Did you know that #Turkey is the most welcoming country to #Refugees for Decades?! #humansofny #idiot #checkyourfacts #changeorg

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        1. wahid واحد‏ @c_me66 16 Dec 2015
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          @humansofny @POTUS please give a chance to aya to get to america, please

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