Jun 08 Kalief Browder, teen who awaited trial for 3 years at Rikers, kills himself By Colleen Shalby Kalief Browder, who was arrested at 16 for allegedly stealing a backpack and who spent three years awaiting trial, committed suicide Saturday, two years after his release from Rikers Island. Continue reading
May 31 Watch 4:28 How to hook young people on math and science? Robots. By PBS News Hour In the United States, the number of college students pursuing degrees in math and science fields lags well behind dozens of industrialized countries. The numbers are even smaller for women and people of color. But one program is using robotics… Continue watching
Mar 26 12 injured after building collapses in New York City's East Village By Anna Sillers An explosion at a residential building in Manhattan’s East Village neighborhood caused the building to collapse and started a fire a neighboring building Thursday afternoon. Continue reading
Mar 05 Video: Flight landing at LaGuardia skids off runway By Margaret Myers A Delta flight landing at New York's LaGuardia Airport skidded off the runway Thursday morning before coming to a rest against an embankment. No injuries have been reported. Continue reading
Mar 01 Upstate New York towns consider secession after state bans fracking By Carey Reed An initially playful remark by an upstate New York town official about seceding to Pennsylvania after New York State banned hydraulic fracturing in December has spurred community interest into the possibility. Continue reading
Feb 24 In her unromantic memoir, Sonic Youth's Kim Gordon leaves her breakups behind By Joshua Barajas After their final show in Brazil in 2011, Sonic Youth was no more. And so was the 27-year marriage between the band's co-founders, Kim Gordon and Thurston Moore. Continue reading
Feb 19 Ex-NY Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver indicted on 3 charges By Larry Neumeister and Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press Former New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was indicted Thursday on three charges after his arrest in a federal bribery case. Continue reading
Feb 16 New York City killing-free streak ends with murder By Marina Lopes New York City’s 12-day, killing-free streak, the longest period the city has gone without a homicide in at least 20 years, ended this weekend with the murder of a 28-year-old Queens resident. Continue reading
Feb 14 Millions in Northeast brace for brutal winter storm...again By Carey Reed Yet another weekend winter storm has set its sights on the coastal northeastern United States, bringing with it high winds, heavy snow, subzero wind chills and the potential for coastal flooding Saturday into Sunday. Continue reading
Feb 12 From glamorous to ordinary, Vivian Maier's street photography captured America's mid-century urban life By David Coles In a matter of a few short years, Vivian Maier went from a reclusive and mysterious, largely unknown woman to widely recognized as one of the greatest street photographers of the 20th century. Continue reading