# Humans of New York - the story of Tanqueray **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 25, 2020, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humans-of-new-york-the-story-of-tanqueray/921545 "2020-09-25T22:52:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2020, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humans-of-new-york-the-story-of-tanqueray/921545/1 "2020-09-25T22:52:34Z")
Has anyone been following the story of Tanqueray the (ex)stripper in **Humans of New York** \*? It’s a fascinating story from someone who knows how to tell a good one. She was featured in one of HONY’s standard single-post “person on the street” stories last year (actually, I think she was in two) and was quite popular. The HONY creator met with her for several more interviews, and that resulted in a 32-part story they are publishing all this week. I’m interested if anyone else is enjoying her story as much as I am. Unfortunately, there doesn’t seem to be a good way to link to a sequential view of the story, so you’ll have to work a little bit. Here’s the introduction to the story: [https://www.humansofnewyork.com/post/630135405732347900/many-of-you-will-remember-this-young-lady](https://www.humansofnewyork.com/post/630135405732347900/many-of-you-will-remember-this-young-lady) Here’s the first installment: [https://www.humansofnewyork.com/post/630141247251726300/132-tanqueray-tanqueray-tanqueray-when-this](https://www.humansofnewyork.com/post/630141247251726300/132-tanqueray-tanqueray-tanqueray-when-this) For the rest, go to the home page and scroll down for the next item (helpfully labeled n/32). You can also view them in Facebook (search for Humans of New York). \*HONY is Brandon Stanton, a photographer from MYC. He started taking photos of people and posting them with a brief interview snippet, and became hugely popular. You can get lost for hours reading them. ---
**Author:** ![P-man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/p-man/32/3606_2.png) [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2020, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humans-of-new-york-the-story-of-tanqueray/921545/2 "2020-09-25T23:42:27Z")
Yes, I’ve been following it. I find it riveting. ---
**Author:** ![DorkVader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2020, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humans-of-new-york-the-story-of-tanqueray/921545/3 "2020-09-26T01:31:26Z")
Just got done reading. That really is fascinating. ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2020, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humans-of-new-york-the-story-of-tanqueray/921545/4 "2020-09-28T14:48:58Z")
This weekend’s installments were more of the same great stuff. Hot dogs? A snake? Chocolate milk? The stories and character arc are better than any movie I’ve seen in the last several years. I’d guess there’s a bidding war right now to get the rights. ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2020, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humans-of-new-york-the-story-of-tanqueray/921545/5 "2020-09-29T21:59:42Z")
In case you missed it, there was an update today (post 33/32) about her reconnecting with her (somewhat) estranged son. It’s pretty heartwarming - I think it’s the first picture of Stephanie where she’s truly smiling. [https://www.humansofnewyork.com/post/630624603603124200/3332-if-theres-anything-thats-clear-from](https://www.humansofnewyork.com/post/630624603603124200/3332-if-theres-anything-thats-clear-from) ---
**Author:** ![MeanJoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanjoe/32/5693_2.png) [@MeanJoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanJoe)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2020, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humans-of-new-york-the-story-of-tanqueray/921545/6 "2020-09-30T21:12:28Z")
I read it each day and made a contribution. Reinforced in a small way my faith in humanity.