By Louise Dewast on May 28, 2014
books, Brooklyn, culture
Multimedia, NY City Scene, Video

Heather O’Donnell founded Honey and Wax Booksellers in 2011 joining the ranks of rare book dealers in New York.
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 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 Louise Dewast on April 29, 2014
culture, music, NYC, outdoors, Plays, poetry, shakespeare, songs, Theatre
Multimedia, NY City Scene, Video, What's New?

On April 23, actors performed songs by William Shakespeare in Bryant Park to celebrate the playwright’s 450th birthday.
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 Louise Dewast on April 15, 2014
city, de blasio, Employment, Featured, fraud, investigation, jobs, Justice, law, NYC, slider
Cops & Courts, What's New?

Three city officials dismissed after judge found they had inflated job placement stats
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
By Louise Dewast on February 22, 2014
Brookfield Properties, City Planning Commission, DeBlasio Watch, Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan West, midtown
Politics & Policy, What's New?

Negotiating community needs as a new era begins
By Louise Dewast on February 18, 2014
Featured, homeless
Multimedia, Two New Yorks, Video

On a bitter cold night, thousands of volunteers canvassed the city collecting data
By Louise Dewast on February 13, 2014
de blasio, deblasio, education, Featured, mayor, New York, Safety, Schools, slider, snow, transport, Transportation, Weather
Politics & Policy, What's New?

Schools stayed open—and a storm of criticism erupted
By Louise Dewast on January 25, 2014
JFK International Airport, LaGuardia, Polar Vortex, Port Authority, Super Bowl
Sports

With 400,000 people expected to attend Super Bowl festivities, amid the possiblity of another bout of extreme weather, the city’s officials brace for the “Football Vortex.”