

He was previously a deputy editor overseeing Business Insider's news, politics, military and defense, and sports teams. He used a combination of text, photography, and video to cover everything from an extraordinary attempt at police reform in New York's capital and the election of a groundbreaking progressive district attorney in Philadelphia to the consequences and causes of and solutions to the opioid crisis.

and a terrorist, and hung out with Sean Miyashiro, the enigmatic founder of one of the hottest companies in hip-hop, and followed the United Arab Emirates' top falcon trainers, among other stories. In 20, he covered the deleterious effects of ride-hailing apps on centuries-old traditions in Bali, discovered growing pains at one of China's most hyped tech startups, followed the Arab leader in Israel likened to both Martin Luther King, Jr. Harrison was Business Insider's first international correspondent, covering global issues, international technology industries, and travel from both a budget and a luxury perspective. A day pass to the Baths costs $48, while a three-month pass has a price tag of $600. Though the clientele has changed over the years, the bathhouse remains one of the few, true melting pots in the city.

Each month is now split between "Boris weeks" and "David weeks." Besides sharing utilities and repair costs, the businesses operate separately. After the two men realized they hated running a business together, they decided to split the baths. Since 1985, the bathhouse has been owned by two Russian émigrés, Boris Tuberman and David Shapiro, who run the business under an unusual arrangement. Lately, it has attracted a new crowd of adventurous tourists and Brooklyn millennials. More often, it has been a meeting place for the city's Russian and Jewish enclaves. The baths have played host to New York royalty, including actor Robert De Niro and the late singer Frank Sinatra. The institution has survived wave after wave of tumultuous change in the city, it's grimy come-whoever spirit intact. Open since 1892, the Russian and Turkish Baths is about as old New York as it gets. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.
