An elderly Brooklyn man named Bob, known as the 'Cigarette Maestro,' inspired 2,500 New Yorkers to join him for a five-minute cigarette break in Washington Square Park, promoting community and ...

Sometimes, a man rises above the ashes of modern isolation and disappears in a cloud of smoke. Jack Stieben is that man.

The internet can be weird, wild, and scary. But once in a while, something viral tugs at your heartstrings. That’s exactly what happened last week, when a 75‑year-old Brooklyn man named Bob “the ...