ARTS and CULTURE
The New 911: Emergency Calling Changes
Jarrett Murphy |
Problems with the performance of the 911 system on Sept. 11 led the Bloomberg administration to undertake a four-pronged emergency communications transformation program
ARTS and CULTURE
In A Bad Economy, Even Opera Vocalists Sing The Blues
Arturo Conde |
The soft labor market is a challenge for all job seekers. But young people who have trained for artistic careers—who help make New York a cultural capital—face unique obstacles. Do they also possess special tools to survive?
ARTS and CULTURE
City Limits Partners With New Civic News Website, TV Show
City Limits |
There’s a new player in the New York civic news game: MetroFocus, a website run by WNET that will eventually evolve into a regular nighttime television broadcast.
ARTS and CULTURE
How To Teach 9-11?
Jonathan Camhi |
As the 10th anniversary of the tragedy approaches, a look at how one WTC widow has tried to teach children about the attacks.
ARTS and CULTURE
This Memorial Day, A Lost World at Cedar Grove Beach
Timothy Ledwith |
After the city removed them last year, residents of the Staten Island community won’t be celebrating the holiday with burgers and beers outside their beachside bungalows. As this unique way of NYC life fades, a look at its complex—and charming—history.
ARTS and CULTURE
Deceased, Return To Sender: Writing To The Triangle Victims
Jonathan Vit |
As the 100th anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist fire approaches, one artist captured the tragedy’s scale by sending letters to the dead.
ARTS and CULTURE
Staten Island's Black History, Revisited
Timothy Ledwith |
At a local museum, a community bears witness to the black experience on Staten Island, as some of its last remaining historic structures are landmarked.
ARTS and CULTURE
Controversy Over Alleged Muslim Radicalization Not New
Jarrett Murphy |
In 2007, the NYPD released a report about “the homegrown threat” that troubled local Muslim leaders by labeling innocuous behavior, like displaying concern for “the greater good,” as possible hallmarks of “jihadization.”
ARTS and CULTURE
Izzy, Ippies Honor City Limits
City Limits |
City Limits’ magazine coverage of the Harlem Children’s Zone, synthetic turf in city parks and other topics garnered three journalism prizes this week.
ARTS and CULTURE
Lunch At Junior's: Reputation & Reality In Today’s Brooklyn
Jake Mooney |
What does it mean to be “Brooklyn”—and how has that changed as the borough went from not to hot? Chapter one of “Brooklyn: The Borough Behind The Brand” visits a local icon to find some answers.
