Aug 02 New York Police Commissioner William Bratton to resign By News Desk New York Police Commissioner William Bratton will step down next month from leading the nation's largest police force, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Tuesday. Continue reading
Jul 17 Are NYC rats disease ‘sponges’? Scientists want to track them to find out By Andrew Joseph, STAT Rats are commonplace in cities around the world, but they remain in many ways mysterious, including in the potential threat they pose to public health, experts say. Continue reading
Jul 15 First female-to-male sexual transmission of Zika reported in New York City By Nsikan Akpan A New York City resident has become the first woman suspected of transmitting Zika virus to a sexual partner. Continue reading
Jul 13 Watch 10:12 ‘Ending AIDS’ in New York means finding the most vulnerable By William Brangham, Jason Kane Nearly one in 10 Americans living with HIV live in New York, where an ambitious plan aims to cut new infections and HIV-related deaths. But the state has serious challenges, including keeping people on their meds and preventing the spread… Continue watching
Jul 10 Hundreds gather in Manhattan to protest police violence By Daniel Moritz-Rabson Hundreds gathered in New York City on Sunday to march against police violence following the killings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, as other protests occurred across the country. Continue reading
Jul 03 This vivid installation splashes color across a long-abandoned military base By Corinne Segal Tucked among the sand dunes of New York City's outermost barrier reef, an installation by Berlin-based artist Katharina Grosse dominates the landscape. Continue reading
Jun 29 NYC’s gender-neutral bathrooms urge people to ‘look past pink and blue’ By Joshua Barajas New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio signed a new law Tuesday that would require all single-occupant bathrooms citywide to be designated as gender-neutral. Continue reading
Jun 26 New York City celebrates gay pride with jubilant march By Omar Etman Thousands of marchers were expected to participate in the celebration, which organizers said would likely be the largest held. Continue reading
Jun 11 Watch 5:10 How NYC’s streets became more pedestrian-friendly By PBS News Hour Over the past decade, the streets of New York City have undergone a dramatic transformation. Nearly 400 miles of bike lanes were installed, the largest bike share program in North America began and Times Square morphed from a busy thoroughfare… Continue watching
Jun 11 Urban designers transformed these five spaces into pedestrian paradise By Laura Fong From an intersection in San Francisco to a small parking lot in Brooklyn, city planners and urban designers are finding new ways to use city space. Continue reading