Health Care Help for Occupy Wall St.
A cadre of 20 volunteers from the medical field is working around the clock to serve protesters in the encampment at Zuccotti Park.
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New Tutors Tapped to Help City Kids
More than 250 members were inducted into City Year Corps, which offers tutoring and mentoring services for students in low-performing schools.
Marking Burial Ground’s Unearthing
A week-long celebration at the African Burial Ground in Lower Manhattan commemorated the 20th anniversary of the 300-year-old cemetery's rediscovery.
via City Limits
Battling Hunger in Brooklyn
With food pantries and soup kitchens facing big increases in demand, our reporters fanned out across the borough on a recent afternoon to talk with the needy and those struggling to serve them.
via New York Daily News
Little Leaguers’ Endless Summer
The Victor Lebron Little League in Washington Heights runs year around to keep kids playing ball – and off the streets.
via New York Daily News
Quirky Actress Mops up the Stage
Susan-Kate Heaney performs a one-woman show about her special friendship with her collection of mops.
via The Villager
Seeing the Hudson in a New Light
Some 150 solar-powered LEDs shine in white and blue on the decaying stumps of Pier 49 as part of an eco-friendly public art project called, "Reflect the Stars."
Puddles to Ponds in Chinatown
Mini-pools that form in Chinatown after rainfall can last for days – collecting trash, chemicals and emanating a stench.