Tenement Union Can't See How Other Half Lives
On a blustery evening at Chelsea Piers, union members from the Lower East S…
Topic: Arts & Culture
via New York Daily News
Houdini Whodunnit in Queens
Harry Houdini could escape just about anything – except publicity. Two authors believe the legendary magician was fatally poisoned 82 years ago, and want to exhume his body from a Queens cemetery to test their theory.
via Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Coney Island's Changing Views
As residents, developers and the city duke it out over Coney Island’s fut…
via New York Daily News
School of Rap
At the South Bronx Preparatory school, the traditional "three Rs" have been joined by a fourth: rappin'. The middle school is home to the Urban Art Beat, an after-school program where students learn the history and craft of hip hop.
Church Photog Sees The Light
Photographer Anke Michaelson took time-exposed pictures of darkened interiors of Staten Island churches, creating scenes that can't be seen by the naked eye. Check out Emily Mayer's multi-media report on Michaelson's Midnight Churches project.
Listening Live
The city's rising cost of real estate and gentrification have forced some well-known music clubs to go silent. The Bottom Line, Wetlands, Fez, Tonic, and Sine-e are now gone.
via The Brooklyn Paper
New Owner Vows To Raise The Bar
A controversial Williamsburg bar that has run up thousands of dollars in fi…
via The Queens Courier
Unions Suffer Day-Laborer Pains
In the city that never stops developing, day laborers have become a growing…