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
Jun 18 Architects, engineers compete to save the New York coastline By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy After Hurricane Sandy devastated the New York City area, winners of the Rebuild By Design competition found that New Yorkers needed more than flood walls. They needed to change the way they live with water. Continue reading
May 02 Subway derails in New York City By News Desk Video by the Associated Press A New York City subway derailed in Queens Friday, sending four to the hospital and leaving more than a dozen with minor injuries. The middle six cars of the eight-car express F train… Continue reading
Apr 23 What questions do you have for Bryan Cranston of 'Breaking Bad' fame? By Tracy Wholf On Thursday, PBS NewsHour’s Jeffrey Brown will sit down for an interview with actor Bryan Cranston, currently starring in "All the Way" on Broadway in New York City. Continue reading
Apr 05 Subway rider reads original poem By PBS News Hour Elizabeth Meriwether was approached by Madeline Schwartzman on the subway and asked to write a poem. Here she reads “Outpouring of My Emotion?”… Continue reading
Apr 05 Watch Subway poetry project connects NYers By PBS News Hour Madeline Schwartzman’s mission is connect people in what she sees as an increasingly individualized society. Every day as she travels by subway Madeline asks fellow commuters to write a poem in her notebook. Some refuse, some accept, and now more… Continue watching
Mar 15 Watch In New York's Little Ukraine, tension mounts ahead of vote By PBS News Hour Metropolitan New York City is home to more than 113,000 ethnic Ukrainians. NewsHour visited Little Ukraine in the East Village to gauge local sentiment about the conflict in Crimea. Continue watching
Mar 12 New York City explosion leaves at least two dead, more than a dozen injured By Justin Scuiletti An explosion and subsequent collapse of two apartment buildings Wednesday morning in New York City has left at least two dead and more than a dozen more injured. Continue reading
Jan 31 Smaller is better for New York City high schools By Sarah Corapi When it comes to student achievement, school size can matter. Continue reading