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 23 After losing bet, congressman sings ‘Meet the Mets’ on House floor By Margaret Sessa-Hawkins After his baseball team, the Dodgers, lost to the New York Mets in a playoff series last week, Rep. Adam Schiff had to stand up on the floor of the House and sing “Meet the Mets” to House members. Continue reading
Oct 22 Meet the woman who’s standing up to gentrification in her working class Bronx neighborhood By Corinne Segal Jerome Avenue in the Bronx is a hub of working class families, but residents worry that their way of life could be at risk under a proposed idea to rezone 57 blocks along the street. Continue reading
Oct 12 Watch 9:16 Is kindergarten too young to suspend a student? By PBS News Hour At the largest charter school network in New York City, strict academic and behavior standards set the stage for learning. That doesn't exclude children as young as 5 or 6 years old, who can be given out-of-school suspensions if they… Continue watching
Sep 27 ‘I love the adventure’: How painter Alex Katz finds inspiration for his bold works By Phil Hirschkorn At 88, painter Alex Katz is not slowing down. Working from small studies to produce large canvasses, watch as Katz turns a 15x11-feet white canvass into a green, brown, and white depiction of trees, titled "Cross Light 3."… Continue reading
Sep 24 Watch 3:18 NYC lines up for Francis, the pope who shut down 5th Avenue By PBS News Hour After giving a speech to a joint session of Congress and visiting the poor in the nation’s capital, Pope Francis flew on to New York, where he’ll address the United Nations General Assembly, among other appearances. Hari Sreenivasan joins Gwen… Continue watching
Sep 13 Watch 3:55 ‘More than a shoe’: Museum exhibit celebrates America’s sneaker culture By PBS News Hour A Brooklyn Museum exhibit explores the rise of sneaker culture in the U.S. and how the shoes, which were invented in the late 1800s, evolved into a $34 billion industry. NewsHour's Ivette Feliciano reports. Continue watching
Sep 11 Watch 2:29 Americans remember loved ones lost on 9/11 By PBS News Hour Bells tolled in New York, Washington and Shanksville, Pennsylvania, the sites where thousands died at in the 9/11 attacks 14 years ago. While hundreds of families and survivors marked the moment, it was also a day for honoring the sacrifice… Continue watching