By Louise Dewast on May 17, 2014
de blasio, disabled, housing, mayor, medicaid, poverty, public
On the Edge, The Global City, Two New Yorks
A paralyzed young man longs for his own place
By Younjoo Sang on May 16, 2014
Brooklyn, cooking, Featured, Food, New York City, Video
Arts & Culture, Multimedia, The Global City, Video
Learning home-style international cuisine with immigrant home cooks.
By Louise Dewast on May 13, 2014
city, climate, fdny, Featured, floods, NYPD, police, rescue, Sandy, Weather
The Global City, What's New?
As global warming accelerates, and as hurricane season approaches, fire and police rescue crews gear up for the next Sandy
By Marion Halftermeyer on May 4, 2014
Bill Cotter, color TV, Featured, Ford Mustang, Joseph DiPippa, legacy, Marion Halftermeyer, New York, New York State Pavilion, picture phone, Queens, Richard Hourhaan, Steven Rosenbaum, Tent of Tomorrow, World's Fair
Arts & Culture, Multimedia, The Global City, Video, What's New?
What will become of the New York State Pavilion from the 1964 World’s Fair?
By Sybile Penhirin on May 2, 2014
alternative, broken, Brooklyn, community, Featured, fix, free, green, New York City, new york city lens, objects, slider, sustainable, Sybile Penhirin, Video
Arts & Culture, Multimedia, The Global City, Video, What's New?
In Brooklyn, a group of fixers teach people how to repair their broken objects, for free.
By Marion Halftermeyer on April 23, 2014
bonnet parade, bonnets, chocolate, Easter, Featured, hats, Marion Halftermeyer, slider, Sybile Penhirin
Arts & Culture, The Global City, Video
New Yorkers and friends show off their most extravagant bonnets
By Marion Halftermeyer on April 20, 2014
bunny, chocolate, costume, Easter, easter eggs, Fifth Avenue, hats, Marion Halftermeyer, New York City, parade, photo, portrait, slider, Sybile Penhirin
Arts & Culture, Multimedia, The Global City
Each year, on Easter Sunday, New Yorkers and friends parade down Fifth Avenue
By Louise Dewast on April 20, 2014
gentrification, history, New York, NYC, rent, repair, shoes, store, Upper East Side
Multimedia, The Global City, Video
After 82 years, Jim’s Shoe Repair will shut its doors in September
By Younjoo Sang on April 15, 2014
Kosher food, Lower East Side, Matzoh, New York City, Passover
Arts & Culture, The Global City, Video
Matzoh is a staple on Passover tables. Here’s how it’s made.
By Patrick McGovern on April 10, 2014
Featured, Gaelic football, Gaelic Park, Hurling, slider, The Bronx
The Global City
Gaelic Park offers a place to play ancient Gaelic sports to Irish immigrants as well as a growing number of American-born athletes.
By Stav Ziv on April 10, 2014
eugenie mukeshimana, Featured, genocide, hutu, kigali, killings, newark, rwanda, rwandan genocide, slider, survivor, tutsi
The Global City, What's New?
Eugenie Mukeshimana’s story of survival, 20 years after the killings in Rwanda
By Asha Mahadevan on March 27, 2014
court interpreters, court interpreters new york city, Featured, New york city courts, New York State courts
Cops & Courts, The Global City
Due to the city’s diverse population, court interpreters face challenges of dialects and cultural differences
By Joanna Plucinska on March 14, 2014
Featured, Greenpoint, Immigrants, Poles, Ukranians
The Global City, What's New?
Polish Immigrants Worry about What’s Happening in Ukraine
By Daniel Mescon on March 10, 2014
Ardsley, curling, Featured, news, Olympics, Sports, Video
Multimedia, The Global City, Video, What's New?
Curling can be a mystery to many Olympics-watchers. But for Will Pryor, it’s a way of life.
By Patrick McGovern on March 4, 2014
Bill de Blasio, Featured, Grace Meng, Letitia James, Melissa Mark-Viverito, Panty Bliss, parade, Queens, St. Pat's For All, St. Patrick's Day, Sunnyside, Woodside
Politics & Policy, The Global City, Uncategorized
Mayor won’t march in Fifth Avenue parade, but gives thumbs-up to Sunnyside’s all-inclusive one.
By Louise Dewast on February 24, 2014
economy, Featured, International, Politics, protest, Rally, Times Square, Venezuela, Video
Multimedia, Photo, The Global City, Video, What's New?
Venezuelans in the U.S. are angry about what’s happening back home
