Oct 26 America’s HIV outbreak started in this city, 10 years before anyone noticed By Nsikan Akpan A new study pinpoints exactly when HIV arrived in the U.S., while also exonerating Gaëtan Dugas, a man once branded as "patient zero" and blamed for starting the outbreak. Continue reading
Oct 09 New languages for NYC voter registration could expand access for immigrants By Michael D. Regan New York City recently tripled the number of languages available on voter registration forms, in a move that could help some immigrants vote. Continue reading
Oct 08 An intimate portrait of black fatherhood in East New York By Corinne Segal A photographer documented stories of fatherhood from East New York, Brooklyn, where about one-third of residents live below the poverty line. Continue reading
Oct 02 East New York painter confronts the ‘brutal’ force of gentrification By Arlene Lormestoire “Deconstruction,” a new series of paintings by Patrick Eugéne, unveils the effects of gentrification within East New York, Brooklyn, where he grew up and still lives. Continue reading
Sep 21 NYC bombing case most high-profile since Boston bombing By Eric Tucker and Larry Neumeister, Associated Press The federal charges set the stage for the most anticipated terror prosecution since the Boston Marathon bombing. Continue reading
Sep 19 Suspect in New York, New Jersey bombings taken into custody By Larisa Epatko NEW YORK -- A suspect of bombings in New York City and New Jersey was captured Monday after a shootout with police. Continue reading
Sep 18 NYC explosion an ‘intentional act,’ but no known link to global terrorism By Michael D. Regan A bomb that exploded in New York City does not to appear to have ties to a global terrorism network, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said on Sunday. Continue reading
Sep 18 Trump, Clinton respond to New York City explosion By Jonathan Lemire and Ken Thomas, Associated Press Donald Trump appeared to pre-empt New York City officials when he declared Saturday evening that a "bomb went off" in New York City before officials had released details. Continue reading
Sep 17 National Guard, state police to respond to NYC explosion By Kamala Kelkar An explosion injured as many as 29 people in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan on Saturday night. Continue reading
Sep 10 Column: I was there on 9/11. Now it’s a history lesson that I teach By Annie Thoms Students in my classes remembered September 11 as high-schoolers; then as middle-schoolers; as grade-schoolers; then, only through their parents’ stories. Ten years later, the experience was already a generation removed. Continue reading