Jun 10 Helicopter crashed on Manhattan skyscraper roof, killing pilot By Jim Mustian, Associated Press The crash, close to both Rockefeller Center and Times Square, sent rescue vehicles swarming to the building and immediately evoked memories of the Sept. 11 attacks. Continue reading
Jun 06 NYPD apologizes for 1969 raid at Stonewall Inn gay bar By Associated Press Commissioner James O'Neill said Thursday that "the actions taken by the NYPD were wrong" at the gay bar in New York City's Greenwich Village. Continue reading
Apr 22 NYC mayor wants to ban new glass skyscrapers to cut emissions By Associated Press Mayor Bill de Blasio plans to introduce a bill banning new construction of glass skyscrapers as part of his efforts to reduce citywide greenhouse emissions by 30 percent. Continue reading
Apr 18 Man with gas cans arrested at New York City’s St. Patrick’s Cathedral By Associated Press The New Jersey man was arrested after entering St. Patrick's Cathedral carrying two cans of gasoline, lighter fluid and butane lighters. Continue reading
Apr 17 Fashion capital New York considers banning sale of fur By David Klepper, David R. Martin, Associated Press New York City lawmakers are pushing a measure that would ban the sale of all new fur products in the city that was once the mecca of the fur business -- manufacturing up to 80% of the fur coats made… Continue reading
Apr 16 Watch 6:22 How landscape designer Piet Oudolf captures nature’s ‘emotion’ By Jeffrey Brown, Lorna Baldwin, Jaywon Choe As spring takes hold, sparking thoughts of budding plants and new life, we explore how one of the world’s preeminent landscape designers approaches creating a garden. Piet Oudolf is perhaps best known for his work on New York City’s High… Continue watching
Apr 12 During measles outbreaks, fines and public bans are legal, but there are limits By Katherine Drabiak, The Conversation A health lawyer explains what states can or cannot legally do when responding to cases of a communicable disease like measles. Continue reading
Apr 10 Watch 6:32 Amid measles outbreak, NYC health officials strive to promote vaccination, dispel myths The U.S. is battling one of the largest outbreaks of measles in decades, with 465 cases confirmed nationwide and 78 new cases in the last week alone. New York City alone has 285 confirmed cases since last fall. Dr. Oxiris… Continue watching
Jan 25 Not so long ago, cities were starved for trees. That inspired a fight against urban warming By Sonja Dümpelmann, The Conversation Sixty years ago, urban tree planters stood on the front lines of fighting climate change. Continue reading
Nov 08 Watch 8:32 Has Amazon selected its next headquarters? By Paul Solman For over a year, cities across North America have competed to lure Amazon's next headquarters, which the company said would bring up to 50,000 jobs to the chosen site. But as Paul Solman explains, new reports indicate the company may… Continue watching