Oct 05 Watch New York City, LA among cities moving to raise minimum wage By PBS News Hour Matt Flegenheimer of the New York Times joins Hari Sreenivasan to talk about the U.S. cities moving to raise minimum wage on the local level, as the issue lingers in Congress. Continue watching
Sep 28 NYC protest shows solidarity with Hong Kong pro-democracy movement By Long Li, Carey Reed More than 50 people gathered in the Chinatown section of Manhattan on Sunday in solidarity with the pro-democracy protest in Hong Kong that is being described as the worst unrest seen in the region since China took control from Britain… Continue reading
Sep 18 Why sell your mansion for less than $1M? By Making Sen$e Editor Mansions, especially in New York City and New Jersey, are often worth more than $1 million. But they're not always being sold for that much. Economists from the National Bureau of Economic Research explain why. Continue reading
Sep 11 9/11 Memorial Museum shows artifacts from bin Laden capture By Rialda Zukic The National September 11 Memorial Museum announced this week the opening of a new exhibit which features artifacts from the capture of former al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. Continue reading
Aug 23 Thousands march in New York City to protest police killings By Elisabeth Ponsot In the borough of Staten Island in New York City on Saturday, thousands marched to seek justice in the death of an unarmed black man, Eric Garner, who was killed by police on July 17. Continue reading
Aug 16 Watch To woo millennials, museum tour group taps into the digital age By PBS News Hour Amid declining museum attendance by young people as reported by the National Endowment for the Arts, a New York City group called "Museum Hack" aims to attract millennials by offering unconventional tours. These "sassy" outings tap into the outlook of… Continue watching
Aug 05 Watch U.S. attorney finds Rikers Island officers use force ‘first’ against adolescent inmates By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 29 Watch Can after-school programs help shrink the ‘opportunity gap’ for low-income students? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 13 Watch Local ‘World Cup’ tournament brings Rio’s fervor to New York City By PBS News Hour "Cosmos Copa" is a New York City-based World Cup giving 40 international teams the chance to claim their own trophy. The all-male teams are local groups, comprised of amateur, semi-pro and former professional athletes representing their national heritage. Continue watching
Jun 20 Watch Struggle for justice by ‘Central Park 5’ culminates in $40 million settlement By PBS News Hour New York City will pay $40 million to five black and Latino men who 25 years ago were wrongly convicted of raping and beating a woman in Central Park. Their conviction was vacated in 2002, but it took until now… Continue watching