A Long, Intrepid Flight to Progress
Dr. Roscoe Brown, one of the barrier-busting Tuskegee Airmen, came to the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum on a recent day to share his story with a new generation of aspiring aviators.
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via Mott Haven Herald
School Tops Green Roof List
Alfred E. Smith Career and Technical Education High School is the first public school in the city to get a "green roof."
via The Local
Artists Barter for Medical Care
Woodhull Medical Center allows local artists, photographers and storytellers to work in the hospital in exchange credits they can use for medical care.
Currency of Culture: Native American Heritage
New York is home to more than 40,000 Native Americans, more than any urban center in the country. We take a look at efforts to preserve Native American culture in the city – everything from music to dance to language.
Talking Turkey About Calories
There's an effort afoot to alter traditional Thanksgiving Day meals to include more healthful ingredients.
Seniors Gird Against Medicare Fraud
Seniors citizens are being taught to look out for Medicare scams that cost the country billions of dollars annually.
Pre-Marathon Run is a Family Affair
Two days before the ING New York City Marathon, New York Road Runners hosted NYRR 5, a five-mile race for runners’ families and friends.
Shocking Stunt on Tap for Artist
An artist wanted in Russia for having himself nailed to a cross is planning to strap himself into a homemade electric chair – and ask online viewers to vote on his fate.