National Parks Kick Off a National Tour
The Secretary of the Interior and a Disney star began the "Find Your Park" campaign for the National Park Service
Despite CitiBike’s Problems, Users Remain Loyal
In interviews, riders say they like the system despite some challenges
Baseball Season's Greetings: Jostling for the Yankee Dollar
With the season opener a few days away, shop owners and fans around Yankee Stadium are preparing for the rush.
Baseball Season’s Greetings: Jostling for the Yankee Dollar
With the season opener a few days away, shop owners and fans around Yankee Stadium are preparing for the rush.
Uber vs Yellow Cabs: Let The Battle Begin
The fight between Uber and yellow cab drivers finally came to a head after a few medallion owners filed a lawsuit last month in New York.
Unions Rally for Good, Safe Jobs
[caption id="attachment_12921" align="alignleft" width="940"] Unions rally at City Hall on Wednesday for good, safe jobs with de Blasio's affordable housing initiative. (Jaclyn Peiser/ NY City Lens)[/caption] Hundreds of New York City union members, from hotel workers to construction workers and building maintenance crews, gathered at City Hall on Wednesday afternoon—not in an act of protest, but to stress the need for good and safe jobs as part of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s rezoning plan for affordable housing. The unions and Public Advocate Letitia James want to ensure that the new developments will create safe jobs and benefit communities. Mayor de Blasio’s $41.1 billion
Neighbors of Murdered Grandmother Stay Mum and Remember
Two days after a 70-year-old woman was shot at her front door, the neighborhood mourns.
The East Village Tries To Get Back To Normal
Residents and businesses look back on an explosion that destroyed three buildings and killed two people.
East Village Gas Explosion Injures 25
A seven-alarm fire in the East Village injures 25, four of whom are in critical condition.
Fit for a King: Historic Brooklyn Theater Reopens
After three decades of neglect, the newly renovated Kings Theatre is back in action.
Finding Strength Through Faith
[caption id="attachment_12815" align="aligncenter" width="652"] (AP)[/caption] Lilly Abadi tilted her head down. Her teary eyes gazed at her clasped hands, which were resting on her lap. She nodded her head and mumbled affirming words to almost every statement of comfort that the two rabbis spoke. Before the speeches began, Abadi walked through the sanctuary collecting tzadaka—charity—for another family in need. An older woman, she weaved through the crowd of young girls, mothers, and grandmothers. The men sat on the other side of the sanctuary, partially hidden by a mechitza, or partition. Abadi was one of a few hundred community members at Congregation Shaare Zion
Matchmaker, Matchmaker, Make Me A Match
Every year, medical students congregate for a nerve-wracking ceremony to find out where they will be doing their residencies.
Curling Returns to NYC, After Decades on Ice
For the first time in 100 years New Yorkers can go curling in the city, at a popular program in Prospect Park.
When Lawyers Advocate, Where’s the Line?
Where should lawyers draw the line between advocacy and their oath to the court?
Don’t Like Books? How About a Comic?
One conventional book store is left in the Bronx, but comic book stores continue to thrive.