AudioFiles: In and Out
Our latest podcast looks at people and things in flux.
Tag: New York 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.
Throwing a Political Party
A voter registration drive near City Hall brought out a DJ and artists as the city Board of Elections publicized the upcoming Nov. 4 ballot.
Seeding the Deforestation Battle
Leaders of indigenous groups from around the world gathered for a forum on how to stop the destruction of forests.
via Voices of NY
Ebola Hits Home in Brooklyn
A Park Slope non-profit group is scrambling to get supplies to a clinic it runs in Liberia.
Racing Against Rare Cancers
Some 100 stationary bikes were locked into place in Times Square as cyclists joined the race against rare cancers at the annual Cycle for Survival fundraiser.
Words of Praise for a Poet
New Yorkers celebrated the life of Maya Angelou during a packed memorial service at the Riverside Church.