By admin on March 3, 2017
Kabalevsky, New York, New York City, NYC, Penny Jones, Penny Jones and Company, puppeteering, Puppetry, Puppets, West Village
Lens on New Yorkers, Manhattan, Multimedia, NY City Scene, Video
Tucked away in the West Village is a small artist community, called Westbeth, where wooden elephants, lions and puppies gather together to enchant the children of New York City. The mastermind behind the production is a woman, who greets each family with a nurturing voice and warm hug, embellished in hot pink from head to […]
By Nadeem Shad on February 18, 2017
City Hall, Mayor Bill de Blasio, New York, New York City
Manhattan, Politics & Policy
The mayor’s office will ask Congress for more funds to cover the cost of protecting the president’s assets and family
By Preeti Singh on February 7, 2017
barnes and noble, book culture, Columbia University, New York, reading trends
NY City Scene
Booksellers notice a new appetite for dystopian novels and books that explain the political climate
By Jessica Cartwright on February 10, 2016
art, Brooklyn, Business, glass, glasswork, Gowanus, neon, New York, NYC, Video
Brooklyn, Lens on New Yorkers, Multimedia, Video, What's New?
Students in Brooklyn learn how to heat and bend glass under an open flame to create neon art.
By Sasha Pezenik on October 13, 2015
construction, disagreement, Forest Hills, home, Immigrants, mansion, New York, Queens, taste, Tudor, Zoning
Lens on New Yorkers, Neighborhoods, News, Queens
Wet cement fumes rise and mingle with the syrupy scent of crab apples, which drop from Forest Hills’ scrawny trees en masse and ferment in residential gutters. Several antique Tudor homes on these quiet streets display construction permits. But the charm of their Gothic gables and quaint brick blanches in comparison to the large homes […]
By Maria Chiu on September 30, 2015
AMPHS, Brooklyn, Duane Reade, healthcare, New York, Sunset Park
Brooklyn, Healthcare, Lens on New Yorkers, Neighborhoods, News, Public Health
Once a month, a door opens on Third Avenue in Brooklyn’s Sunset Park. It is easy to pass by without taking notice, but for the people who do walk in, they find services that are hard to come by. The open door leads to Academy of Medical and Public Health Services, a non-profit organization that […]
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
Such deaths rose 24 percent last year in the city. Is enough being done to keep workers safe?
By Swati Gupta on April 25, 2015
Abraham Lincoln, Fritz Klein, national park service, New York
Manhattan, NY City Scene
The National Parks Service commemorates the 150th anniversary of the president’s assassination with a program that follows the journey of the president’s funeral train.
By Solange Uwimana on April 17, 2015
Brooklyn, Brooklyn Nets, NBA, New York, Orlando Magic, Paul Pierce, playoffs
Brooklyn, Multimedia, News, Photo, Sports
Despite harsh words from a former teammate, the Nets step up.
By Swati Gupta on April 2, 2015
New York, Taxi and Limousine Commission, Uber, Yellow taxi
Manhattan
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.
By Marissa Armas on October 22, 2014
7 train, 82nd St. Station, accessibility, BRT, disabled, Disabled In Action, Edith Prentiss, flushing, IRT, Jackson Heights, mta, New York, Queens, Straphangers Campaign, Strollers, subway, Taxis For All Campaign, Transportation
News, Queens
The lack of elevators and escalators on the line dates back to when it was built, but knowing the history doesn’t make it any easier.
By Isabelle Muge Niu on October 20, 2014
Brooklyn, cobble hill, emergency room, healthcare, hospital, hospital closure, LICH, long island college hospital, New York, new york methodist, slider
Brooklyn
The elderly, residents of a nearby low-income neighborhood and deli owners are bearing the greatest cost of losing a hospital in brownstone Brooklyn. But experts say the impact goes much further.
By Mally Espaillat on October 19, 2014
affordable housing, Community Land Trust, East Harlem, East River Plaza, El Barrio, manhattan, New York, New York Community Land Initiative
Manhattan
El Barrio organizes a community effort to fight against the East River Plaza expansion plans
By Mally Espaillat on October 14, 2014
East Harlem, homeless, Hunger, manhattan, New York, poverty, The New York Common Pantry
Manhattan, Struggling in the City
Hot meals aren’t the only thing the Pantry has to offer.
By Isabelle Muge Niu on October 6, 2014
Brooklyn, Brownstone, fatherhood, gender role, New York, SAHDs, stay-home dads
Brooklyn
Changes in the economy are bringing changes on the home front.
