How do geography, optimism and income affect the opioid crisis?
Opioid addiction and where you live are connected. Find out how.
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The New 42nd Street: transforming Time Square for artists and families
It was once an epicenter where the underworld met the elite. Tonight, we take you inside the “New 42nd Street”.
PepsiCo and Robin Hood offers Bronx women educational and job training
More than 220,000 women in the Bronx are living in poverty. Now two powerful organizations are teaming up to help 20,000 girls and women break the cycle.
All Star Code brings Black and Latino youths into tech
We have a preview of this star-studded 21st Century event that kicks off this weekend.
The Fresh Air Fund gives kids the summer of a lifetime
We’ll take you inside a program that’s been enriching the lives of low-income city kids, for over 140 years, by introducing them to the great outdoors.
Former inmates find a new life via film
We take a look at a troubled teen, a film and the power of storytelling. See how art, opportunity and mentorship can change lives.
Making music, teaching life lessons: The Harmony Project
The Harmony Program is bringing music education to poor and underserved students of New York. We have the details.
Shaq gives back to Newark
Basketball great Shaquille O’Neal returns to his hometown of Newark, New Jersey, and shares his passion and gratitude for the Boys and Girls Clubs of America.
Children’s Defense Fund Helping Students “Beat the Odds”
Students dealing with poverty, abuse and instability at home often have a harder time achieving academic success and going on to higher education. The non-profit Children's Defense Fund-New York advocates for children's rights, and we have a look at the…
Outreach to Children Separated at the Border From Parents
As the nation grapples with the aftermath of President Trump’s border separation crisis, individuals from Harlem step up with support for the thousands of boys and girls who remain separated from their families at the border. That separation has moved…