Nov 10 Protesters in 'Fight for $15' strike across the country By Yena Oh Protesters in "Fight for $15," the campaign to raise minimum wage for fast food workers to $15 an hour, launched its one-day worker strike today in 270 cities across the U.S. Continue reading
Nov 01 Kenyans Stanley Biwott and Mary Keitany win 2015 New York City Marathon By Andrew Mach Kenyans Stanley Biwott and Mary Keitany pounded the pavement and sprinted to the finish on Sunday to win the men's and women's races at the 2015 New York City Marathon, beating out the more than 50,000 participants at this year's… Continue reading
Oct 31 8 things you didn't know about the New York City Marathon By Andrew Mach With the running of the 2015 New York City Marathon, tens of thousands of professional and amateur competitors (and their fans) from more than 100 countries will once again descend upon the five boroughs of the Big Apple. Here are… Continue reading
Oct 31 Miles of music: Listen to the bands playing at the 2015 New York City Marathon By Andrew Mach From brass to bagpipes and rock to reggae, more than 130 bands will be scattered throughout 26.2-mile racecourse of the 2015 New York City Marathon to energize and enthuse runners and supporters. But even if you're not huffing and puffing… Continue reading
Oct 31 Watch 4:00 Three years later, buyouts help Sandy-battered residents retreat to new homes By PBS News Hour This week marks three years since Hurricane Sandy struck the Northeastern U.S., causing $50 billion in property damage and more than 100 deaths. In Staten Island, New York, 24 people died from the storm, and more than 2,100 homes were… Continue watching
Oct 29 This NYC garden grows fruit where the sun doesn't shine By Corinne Segal NEW YORK -- In a forgotten corner of the New York City underground, Dan Barasch and James Ramsey are growing pineapples. "It's ripe," Ramsey said, examining a fist-size pineapple nestled between thyme, sage and dozens of other plants. "One bite… Continue reading
Oct 06 Thousands gather to create human peace sign for John Lennon's 75th birthday By Corinne Segal Thousands of people gathered in Central Park's East Meadow today as Yoko Ono led an attempt to create the largest-ever human peace sign in commemoration of what would have been John Lennon's 75th birthday. Continue reading
Oct 03 Watch 3:51 'They don't allow you to fail': In custom classrooms, at-risk students thrive By PBS News Hour At a New York City high school, a technique called blended learning replaces a portion of traditional face-to-face instruction with online learning. The computerized curriculum has been shown to help at-risk students learn at the own pace. NewsHour's Hari Sreenivasan… Continue watching
Sep 11 Ground zero search and rescue dog given super sweet 16 By Alison Moore The last known living search and rescue dog deployed to Ground Zero on September 11, 2001 was given the Sweet 16 of a lifetime this week. Bretagne the golden retreiver of Texas Task Force 1, along with her owner Denise… Continue reading
Sep 10 When streets signs tell you to walk, yield and stop racism By Corinne Segal An organization is harnessing the authority of street signs in New York City to urge the public to stop participating in racist systems. Continue reading