INFOGRAPHIC: Grand Slam in Seattle
While all major league sports have now joined the effort to green stadiums and arenas, baseball is the undisputed leader, with teams such as the Seattle Mariners setting the pace
Read moreMan Killed in Greenwich Village Anti-Gay Hate Crime, Cops Say
An armed man with a homophobic grudge shot and killed a 32-year-old gay man in Greenwich Village early Saturday morning, the city police commissioner said
Read moreGreenwich Village Cheese Shop Shutters After 36 Years
Vincent Campanelli and his brother, the principal owner of Joe’s Dairy, decided earlier this week to close the store, which has been a Greenwich Village landmark
Read moreQuinn Struggles as Mayoral Candidates Court City’s Biggest Teacher’s Union
The school year is almost over, but New York’s mayoral candidates are gearing up for a long summer courting the city’s teachers
Read moreWarm-Water Fish Invade New York City’s Waters
Fishers in Long Island Sound are seeing species that normally swim far to the south. Dramatically warmer waters are challenging both the fishing industry and the regulatory system that governs it
Read moreBuildings Get High Marks—From Feds, Not Tenants
Federal officials are supposed to screen the apartments that receive Section 8 rent assistance. But their inspection results are often at odd with what residents find
Read moreNY community papers struggle post-Sandy
Small papers were washed away when their readers most needed them, and they’re still recovering
Read moreElection 2012: CJR Meta Newsroom
On election night I helped live-blog media coverage for the Columbia Journalism Review’s Meta Newsroom project
Read moreFood Banks Left Reeling After Sandy
Early on the morning of Oct. 29, a handful of families huddled outside a West Harlem food pantry as wind and spitting rain swirled around them in advance of Hurricane Sandy’s arrival
Read moreNew bus line a boost for Hunts Point business
Ed Taylor usually finds himself in his car outside a subway station in the middle of the night, waiting to shuttle his employees to work deep inside the Hunts Point peninsula because there is no public transportation. The 3 a.m. runs will end for Taylor, however, as the MTA announced it would introduce a new bus line through western Hunts Point next year
Read more