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
Jan 30 NYC mayor aims to halt stop-and-frisk appeal By Elisabeth Ponsot New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's administration filed court papers Thursday to drop a city appeal of a judge's order for major reforms of the New York City Police Department's controversial stop-and-frisk policy. Continue reading
Jan 20 Lost speech by Martin Luther King, Jr. surfaces in New York By Stephen Fee In November 2013, an intern at the New York State Museum in Albany, N.Y., uncovered the only known recording of a speech delivered by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Sept. 12, 1962, at the Park Sheraton Hotel in New… Continue reading
Jan 05 Watch What will Bloomberg's legacy on climate change be? After 12 years, an assessment of Mayor Michael Bloomberg's legacy on climate change. Continue watching
Dec 17 Watch Living micro: Single residents embrace tiny apartments As more people across the country are living alone, the costs of rent and real estate are soaring in many urban areas. Cities like New York and Vancouver are trying to get the most out of available apartment space by… Continue watching
Oct 31 Watch News Wrap: Kenyan military troops destroy al-Shabab training camp in air strike News Wrap: Kenyan military troops destroy al-Shabab training camp in air strike… Continue watching
Oct 28 Watch New York uses lessons learned from Sandy to build defenses against super-storms New York uses lessons learned from Sandy to build defenses against super-storms… Continue watching