Nov 01 Watch 9:04 Debating Trump’s reaction to the New York attack By PBS News Hour President Trump’s response to a New York terror attack was starkly different from how he responded to a mass shooting in Las Vegas. John Yang sits down with Karine Jean-Pierre of MoveOn.org and Chris Buskirk of American Greatness to discuss… Continue watching
Nov 01 New York City’s search for resilience continues five years after Sandy By Andrew Bossone People in the Rockaways said they want better infrastructure than before Hurricane Sandy, but New York City officials have been slow to provide it. Continue reading
Oct 31 Watch 4:15 Suspect in custody in NYC after ‘lone-wolf’ truck attack By PBS News Hour At least eight people are dead and more than a dozen injured after a rented pickup truck plowed into a busy bicycle path near the World Trade Center Memorial in Manhattan on Tuesday. A 29-year-old male has been taken into… Continue watching
Oct 31 Watch 3:45 Fatal NYC truck incident called an act of terror, here’s what it has in common with recent European attacks By PBS News Hour After a deadly truck attack killed eight in Manhattan on Tuesday, multiple news networks have identified the driver as Sayfullo Saipov of Tampa, Florida. John Yang speaks with Lorenzo Vidino of George Washington University about how the latest incident may… Continue watching
Oct 31 8 dead, several injured after truck plows into New York City bike path By Erica R. Hendry NYPD Commissioner James P. O'Neill said the 29-year-old male suspect is in custody at a local hospital and an investigation by the NYPD and the FBI is ongoing. Continue reading
Sep 14 What to watch in Trump’s first meeting with the UN General Assembly By Larisa Epatko Speeches start Tuesday at the U.N. General Assembly in New York. What is in store for the international body and the “America first” president?… Continue reading
Aug 29 360-video: An up-close view of a miniature world’s tiny tourist destinations By Julia Griffin Gulliver’s Gate -- an elaborate, miniature world just two blocks from New York City’s Times Square -- features 300 scenes from around the world scaled down to one-87th their real life proportions. Continue reading
Aug 29 This New York river dumps millions of fabric microfibers into the ocean daily By Teresa Carey The Hudson River dumps 300 million microfibers into the Atlantic Ocean each day, according to a new study. Invisible to the naked eye, these fibers can cause health problems for animals and humans. Continue reading
Aug 19 Watch 4:12 Can students return a billion oysters to a New York harbor? By Laura Fong Oysters were once abundant in New York City, but decades of over-harvesting and pollution led to their near-extinction there. Now, an education initiative called the Billion Oyster Project teaches public school students how to help bring them back to the… Continue watching
Aug 05 These youth of color are organizing to address climate change By Jenna Gray On Thursday morning, hundreds of young people of color received an urgent message: they couldn’t afford not to be leaders in the fight against climate change. Continue reading