New Vegan Eatery Where Diners Pay What They Can Afford
A shop owned by a 21-year-old entrepreneur hopes to fill a nutritional void in Bushwick
TB Rears Its Head in the City. Should We Worry?
A ten percent rise in TB in the city is seen as a shot across the bow
The First MTA Twitter Town Hall
The new MTA chief took to Twitter to talk to customers. The result was not pretty
The 2020 Census Will Ask About Citizenship Status—and Immigrants Are Not Happy About It
Advocates fear it will lead to an inaccurate count and jeopardize needed funds and seats in government.
Smoke Swamps Subway Station in Harlem
[caption id="attachment_19662" align="aligncenter" width="1116"] (Photo by Miriam Salzman)[/caption] Train service was suspended and passengers were ordered to leave a New York subway station late Wednesday evening. Smoke billowed out of both entrances to the 137 Street-City College Station in Harlem and Hamilton Heights. A fire started between 11:10 and 11:15 p.m. according to Eduardo Sanchez, a MTA cleaner working the night shift at the station at the time. “There was a lot of sparks and a lot of smoke,” Sanchez said. Both Sanchez and another person described loud popping noises at the time. An announcement was made to evacuate the station and then the
Can a “Sex in the City” Star Truly Challenge Cuomo?
Cynthia Nixon has name recognition. Now she needs endorsements, money, and better polls.
Need a Taste of Summer? How About Luna Park
Despite chilly weather, the Coney Island amusement park drew its first customers of the year this past weekend
Fido’s Journey to New York
Every year hundreds of rescue dogs and cats fly to the New York from the Cayman Islands, NYCity Lens went to one shelter to find out why. A special report.
Getting Ready To Protest
On the floor of an empty classroom on the fourth floor of the Lerner building at Columbia University on Thursday afternoon, a dozen youth huddled to write anti-gun slogans on posters. The event was one of many organized in schools and colleges around the city in the run up to Saturday’s planned anti-gun demonstration that has become known as the “March for our Lives. [caption id="attachment_19598" align="aligncenter" width="5184"] Students at Columbia University organized a poster-writing meeting ahead of Saturday's March for Our Lives. (Cecilia Butini/NyCityLens.)[/caption] Last-minute posts on the New York ‘March for Our Lives’ Facebook group – which now counts more
Dow Takes a Deep Dive, But Many Investors Stay Calm
The market had its worst week in two years, but not everyone was panicking
Far Rockaway: A Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Wasteland
Far Rockaway in Queens is a perfect example of one of New York City’s food deserts, showing that even in the capital of the world people living in poor neighborhoods have to struggle to find affordable and accessible fruit and vegetables.
Homeless Find Refuge Underground Amid Winter Storm Toby
While everyone else hurried home to get out of the storm's way, the homeless hunkered down in Grand Central
Here to Stay
A look at why Film Forum has managed to stay open, while many of the city's independent theaters have closed
Silver Alert. Amber Alert. Now, a Hit and Run Alert
A new system alerts New Yorkers and police to catch drivers soon after they flee hit and run accidents
The Puppeteer Provocateur
A Brooklyn artist uses larger-than-life figures to say what people can't
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