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Construction Fatalities Are On the Rise

By Seema Somshekar on May 24, 2015 Building and Construction Trades Council, Buildings Trade Union, Construction Fatalities, Environmental Control Board, Kenry Contracting Inc., New York, New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, OSHA, Sunshine Bill, Trevor Loftus Business, News, Politics & Policy

Construction Fatalities Are On the Rise

Such deaths rose 24 percent last year in the city. Is enough being done to keep workers safe?

Brooklyn’s Jamaica Avenue Tries to Get Back to Normal After a Deadly Shooting

By Seema Somshekar on April 24, 2015 Brooklyn, crime Brooklyn, Cops & Courts

Brooklyn’s Jamaica Avenue Tries to Get Back to Normal After a Deadly Shooting

The city experienced a spike in shootings over the weekend that left 23 people wounded and three dead.

Residents Mourn a Ginkgo That Somebody Tried to Murder

By Seema Somshekar on April 2, 2015 Ginkgo Tree, Upper West Side Manhattan, Neighborhoods, News

Residents Mourn a Ginkgo That Somebody Tried to Murder

The tree was sabotaged on March 24th, bringing outrage and sorrow to an Upper West Side neighborhood.

A Controversial Indian Film and a Call to Action

By Seema Somshekar on March 12, 2015 Education, NY City Scene

A Controversial Indian Film and a Call to Action

Stars and students came out to the U.S. premiere of Leslee Udwin’s documentary based on the 2012 rape of a Delhi student.

Where the Ordinary Becomes Extraordinary

By Seema Somshekar on March 5, 2015 Manhattan, NY City Scene

Where the Ordinary Becomes Extraordinary

New York’s smallest museum pays homage to everyday objects, from plastic spoons to toothpaste tubes.

A Food Pantry Plans to Go Mobile

By Seema Somshekar on February 23, 2015 West Side Campaign Against Hunger Manhattan, Politics & Policy

A Food Pantry Plans to Go Mobile

Rising hunger in New York City is causing a West Side food pantry to devise ways to reach more people in need.

In Central Park, Juno Was a Lot of Fun

By Seema Somshekar on January 30, 2015 Blizzard, Central Park, Juno Manhattan, Multimedia, Photo

In Central Park, Juno Was a Lot of Fun

Juno came and went, albeit briefly, but New Yorkers, including a group of ballet dancers, seized the moment to enjoy the snow in Central Park.

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