One in 8 Million

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There are approximately 8 million people who live in NYC.  Meet 13 of them.

Joshua Febres: The Uncertain Gang Member

On probation for robbery and assault, Joshua, 17, is a senior at the Bronx Lab School and a member of the Crips.

http://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/nyregion/1-in-8-million/#/joshua_febres

John Keegan: The Ladies’ Man

A vegan and an actor fascinated by human behavior, Mr. Keegan, 35, hires himself out as a coach for men who want help meeting women.

http://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/nyregion/1-in-8-million/#/john_keegan

David Vega: The Doorman-Boxer

A lobby attendant on the Upper West Side, Mr. Vega, 52, retired from boxing in 1986 but still earns extra money sparring.

http://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/nyregion/1-in-8-million/#/david_vega

Jesse Villanueva: The Sneaker Connoisseur

Since high school, Mr. Villanueva, 32, has obsessively collected sneakers; he now serves "sneaker heads" at Alife Rivington Club, a store on the Lower East Side.

http://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/nyregion/1-in-8-million/#/jesse_villanueva

May Wong Lee: The Adoptive Mother

With three biological sons, Ms. Wong Lee and her husband adopted a girl, Mebrat, from Ethiopia, who they thought was 3, but she was a malnourished 6-year-old.

http://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/nyregion/1-in-8-million/#/may_wong_lee

Rivka Karasik: The Religious Runaway

At 21, the age at which she was expected to marry, Ms. Karasik left the Lubavitch community of Hasidic Jews in Crown Heights, Brooklyn.

http://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/nyregion/1-in-8-million/#/rivka_karasik

Elizabeth Cousins: The Teenage Mother

A junior in high school, Ms. Cousins, 16, lives with her mother and her 19-month-old daughter, Mahniya, in East Flatbush, Brooklyn.

http://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/nyregion/1-in-8-million/#/elizabeth_cousins

Nancy Bunche: The Mayoral Maid

As housekeeper of Gracie Mansion since 1983, Ms. Bunche, 69, has been a witness to history.

http://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/nyregion/1-in-8-million/#/nancy_bunche

Ra Ruiz: The Pier Kid

Harassed by schoolmates, Ms. Ruiz, now 22, took refuge among the gay youth hanging out at the Christopher Street pier.

http://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/nyregion/1-in-8-million/#/ra_ruiz

Marc Tremitiere: The Baby Deliverer

When his wife went into labor last summer, Mr. Tremitiere, 40, could not wait for the ambulance.

http://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/nyregion/1-in-8-million/#/marc_tremitiere

Omika Jikaria: The Type A Teenager

A sophomore at Stuyvesant High School, Omika, 15, has been competing in beauty pageants for 10 years.

http://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/nyregion/1-in-8-million/#/omika_jikaria

Melissa Dixson: The Urban Taxidermist

A former painter, Ms. Dixson, 30, taught herself taxidermy, starting with a pair of deer feet.

http://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/nyregion/1-in-8-million/#/melissa_dixson

Joel Karp: The Corner Druggist

Forty-five years after opening Columbia Drugs on the Lower East Side, Mr. Karp, 71, is still the general manager.

http://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/nyregion/1-in-8-million/#/joel_karp