By Joaquim Salles on February 28, 2020
Neighborhoods, News

The City Council’s zoning committee voted unanimously Wednesday against a proposal that would have massively expanded Lenox Terrace, a famed Harlem apartment complex. The vote came as a victory for tenants and community members, who have been fighting the rezoning ever since it entered the city’s public review process last August. “This is a really […]
By Staff on February 28, 2020
poverty, Unbanked
Multimedia, Neighborhoods, NY City Scene

How does someone without a bank account navigate the city’s increasingly digitized financial system?
By Jenna Gyimesi on February 14, 2020
Voices.com
Multimedia, Neighborhoods, NY City Scene

How a series of technological advances have changed the voice-over industry
By Dan Rudy on May 5, 2019
Neighborhoods, News, Politics & Policy

Playground construction, Stringer reports, is lagging behind changing demographics, and many of those that do exist need repair
By Elizabeth Mulvey on April 26, 2019
Immigration, Multimedia, Neighborhoods, Queens, Religion, Video

A young woman in Queens prays to la Santa Muerte, the Saint of Death. She is among thousands like her, Mexican immigrants in the city who have devoted themselves to one of the fastest growing religious movements in the Americas.
By Elizabeth Mulvey on April 5, 2019
Healthcare, Multimedia, Neighborhoods, News, Public Health, Queens

Health department data shows that parents’ resistance to flu shots often ends up with the childcare center getting penalized
By Lucas Manfield on February 12, 2019
Neighborhoods, News, Queens

Residents have mixed feelings about Amazon’s impending arrival: some hate the plan, others welcome it.
By Tiana Hunt on May 8, 2018
Brooklyn, Business, Neighborhoods, NY City Scene

Small shops anticipate a drop in customers with the coming closure, but they’re figuring out ways to keep humming
By Erewa Uku on May 7, 2018
Bronx, Neighborhoods, News

A resilient pharmacy continues to operate despite serious damage
By Staff on May 3, 2018
Boxing, East Harlem, Reese Scott, Women's boxing, Women's World of Boxing
Lens on New Yorkers, Manhattan, Multimedia, Neighborhoods, Video
By Angie Wang on April 14, 2018
Brooklyn, Multimedia, Neighborhoods, Politics & Policy

Despite gains, a Brooklyn neighborhood can’t seem to shake its negative image in the press