Late Summer Scene: Hunts Point
The hustle and flow of the boulevard
Late Summer Scene: A Farmers' Market in The Bronx
At the Bronx Works Farmers' Market, locals shop for fresh produce and listen to music
Late Summer Scene: A Farmers’ Market in The Bronx
At the Bronx Works Farmers' Market, locals shop for fresh produce and listen to music
Late Summer Scene: Morris Heights Health Center
Morris Heights Health Center, which first opened in 1991, is expanding in the Bronx—and celebrating!
Late Summer Scene: Near Yankee Stadium
All you need in late August is a couple of bicycles and a place to race them.
Late Summer Scene: An East Village Barbershop
Barbers spend a summer afternoon serving up drinks and haircuts
Late Summer Scene: Fifth Avenue Construction Site
At a Manhattan worksite where a building once stood, the job is to separate the metal from the rest of the debris
Late Summer Scene: On the Street in Mott Haven
Gloria watches the scene from her wheelchair and talks to—everyone!
Late Summer Scene: Little Flower Playground
A young boy causes trouble on a skateboard, but his friends roll with the punches
An Education, On The Inside
How college classes helped change a prisoner’s life
A New York Rare Book Dealer
Heather O'Donnell founded Honey and Wax Booksellers in 2011 joining the ranks of rare book dealers in New York.
Staten Island Fights A Painkiller and Heroin Epidemic
The borough grapples with an addiction that is contributing to the city's highest death rate due to drug overdoses
On the Edge: New Yorkers Struggle to Make Ends Meet
In a special report, NY City Lens explores rising economic inequality.
Making Ends Meet
Tips, services, and resources for budgeting a limited income
Economic Inequality: Issue by Issue
A roundup of local and national economic debates on how to support the American middle class.