A Can-Do Take on Art and Hunger
"Canstruction" challenges architects and engineers to create sculptures out of cans of food that are later donated to needy New Yorkers.
Place: Manhattan
Sikhs Mark Somber Anniversary
Members of the Sikhs for Justice Organization rallied at Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza to remember the thousands of Sikhs murdered 30 years ago.
Tree Travels From Penn. to Plaza
This year's Rockefeller Plaza Christmas tree is a 90-year-old, 85-foot Norway Spruce plucked from a Pennsylvania backyard.
A Free Bite of the Big Apple
New Yorkers crunched down on free apples during an event to promote the state's apple growers, who produce 30 million bushels a year.
Artists Share Prayer for Peace
An interfaith art exhibition at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine features life-size fiberglass sculptures in four different poses of prayer.
Balance Eludes Housing Market
Luxury housing is booming, bringing more change to the city.
via City Limits
Wheels Turn on Climate Change
A group of wheelchair users who call themselves “Crips for the Climate” gathered at the People’s Climate March to highlight environmental-related issues of importance to the disabled community.
Capitalizing on Cannabis
The business of medical marijuana in New York – expected to become a $500 million a year industry – is a hot topic.