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Bronx River Gets a Cleanup

Sometimes we forget the beautiful rivers that flow through our boroughs in New York City. The Bronx River Alliance aims to change that. Kenneth Morales reports about their effort to clean up a section of the river in West Farms. […]

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Inside The Noise Crisis in NYC’s Loudest Neighborhood: the Bronx’s District 12

“It felt like the whole block was vibrating,” Roy Bartley said. The 71-year-old still remembers when he was jolted awake past two in the morning in his Baychester home by the deep, headache-inducing bass of a car stereo parked curbside. […]

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The Story Behind the AI Creation of the Trump Gaza Video

Jared Hoffman talks to the creators of the AI video that reimagined Gaza in a Trumpian way. What he found is surprising.

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Boarded up windows in apartment after a fire

Crime

13 hours ago

Blocked Hydrant, Lost Life And Brooklyn Fire Tragedy Ignites Demand for Smarter Parking Solutions

empty chair and sandals in from of a stoop

Our Stories

June 4, 2025

Who Lives Next Door? The Quiet Disconnect in Our Neighborhoods

NYPD Fare beating post

Community Action

June 2, 2025

New York City Ramps Up Police Presence To Combat Fare Beating

Subway Turnstiles

Business

June 1, 2025

MTA Riders Call Out Upcoming Fare Hikes

Davis Center area Central Park

Arts

May 22, 2025

Central Park Davis Center – A Gift to Harlem

2025 CCNY Baseball Team

Sports

May 17, 2025

CCNY Falls Short To Baruch In CUNYAC Championship

District 12 Traffic

Community Action

June 1, 2025

Inside The Noise Crisis in NYC’s Loudest Neighborhood: the Bronx’s District 12

AOC townhall in Jackson Heights, Queens

Issues

May 11, 2025

AOC Jackson Heights Town Hall Draws Enthusiastic Crowd

Brooklyn sign. Courtesy PicServer

Housing

April 27, 2025

Brooklyn’s Bengali Community Faces Challenges with Rising Rent

Anthony Giliberto and George Clooney

Business

April 24, 2025

Family Keeps a Garment Center Tradition Alive

Actors in Purpose on Broadway

Arts

April 20, 2025

Theater Professionals of Color Want More Representation

116th Street, Little Senegal in Harlem

Immigration

April 17, 2025

Young African Immigrants Struggle in Harlem

Cypress Hills Neighborhood on the Brooklyn-Queens Boarder

Crime

April 15, 2025

Cypress Hills Residents Try to Overcome Fear of Crime and Deportation

CCNY Esports Club Members

For Students

April 14, 2025

CCNY Esports Club Boosts Its Profile

Stores in Brighton Beach. Photo in Public Domain

Neighborhood Issues

April 11, 2025

Recent Ukrainian Immigrants Shun Brighton Beach

People gathering in a room at a game developers party

Arts

April 11, 2025

Indie Game Developers Connect in DUMBO

Khalil Clark shadow boxing in a park.

Jobs

April 10, 2025

Fast Hands, Big Hopes For Young Boxer

Beavers Men's Volley Ball Team. Photo by Marlon S. Lopez

Sports

April 9, 2025

Beavers Men’s Volley Ball Team Gets Important Win

Elmsford high school students in Mean Girls: The Musical

Arts

April 4, 2025

High School Students Bring Us Mean Girls: The Musical

City Bike Docking Station in Corona

Neighborhood Issues

March 29, 2025

Corona City Bike Dock Eliminates Parking and Upsets Residents

Students in the Sunset at The City College of New York.

For Students

March 23, 2025

First-Gen College Students Often Feel Torn Between Two Worlds

Audience at the City College of New York Look ing at the Apocalypse Series

Community Action

March 4, 2025

City College Gets Gift of Keith Haring Apocalypse Series

Three members of a family

Immigration

December 30, 2024

Queens Family Fears Mom Will Get Deported

Woman with headset on in pink room

Marginalized Communities

December 27, 2024

Faith Empowers Transgender Musician

Statue of Liberty by Andrew Maiman

Homelessness

December 27, 2024

18-year-old Migrant Tries to Make Her Way in New York City

Chris Bobko at The City College of New York Zahn Center.

Business

December 26, 2024

Zahn Innovation Center’s Chris Bobko Encourages AI Use on Campus

Jollof served on a plate with salad as a side.

Neighbors

December 25, 2024

Jollof Wars at First Love NY Church

A Ferrari Team Formula 1 car in motion.

Sports

December 23, 2024

F1 Fans in Turmoil Over Brad Pitt’s Formula 1 Movie

The corner of Cafe Wha? with customers surrounding the entrance.

Business

December 23, 2024

A Night at Cafe Wha? with Head Chef “JP”

A group of Improv actors center stage, acting out a game of tag.

Arts

December 20, 2024

IMPROV NOW: Enhance Your Creativity and Confidence

A student with headphones stands just to the right of the center of the frame in a green hallway. Only the back of their head is visible. Their headphones have a sticker that reads "$ad Boys."

For Students

December 18, 2024

“$ad Boyz” Unite: How Sad Sierreño Music is Captivating GenZ

A CUNY advertisement with four professionals is vandalized by a peeling sticker of Donald Trump that reads "too big to rig."

Community Action

December 16, 2024

Immigrant Students at CCNY Tackle Legal Uncertainty with Advocacy and Education

An above-ground train in New York City. The train car comes from the left side of the frame and the blue sky peaks over the top of it.

Business

November 23, 2024

Inside NYC’s Subway Surfing Crisis: Cheap Thrills with Deadly Consequences

A group of pedestrians on a sidewalk, photographed from behind. A few women stop at a produce stand in the left of the frame.

Elections

November 22, 2024

A Working-Class Family’s Concerns in Trump’s America

Artist Taylor Swift in a Black turtleneck holding a long-haired cat. The right side of the frame includes a section of her instagram endorsement of VP Kamala Harris.

Elections

November 21, 2024

Celebrity Endorsements’ Influence on Young Voters in the 2024 Election

A woman with three buns in her hair poses with her right hand on her chest.

Arts

November 20, 2024

Yvonne Huatin Chow’s “House of Chow” Stands at the Crossroads of Cultural Movements

The City College of New York's nearly empty campus. An American flag hangs off the flagpole in the center frame. Shepard hall stands in the background.

Election

November 13, 2024

CUNY Students Voice Political Anxiety Post-Election

City College Encampment

Community Action

November 10, 2024

Gaza, Encampment and NYPD Still Big Issues for CCNY Students

Filmmaker Deirdre Fishel against a brown background, looking to the left corner.

Our Stories

November 5, 2024

Filmmaker Deirdre Fishel Explores Isolation of Dementia

Dykman and Sherman Streets in Inwood, New York

Crime

October 23, 2024

Inwood Residents Want Action on Crime and Drugs

Quisqueya Plaza

Housing

October 11, 2024

Washington Heights Residents Worry About Their Changing Neighborhood

Mini Mart in the Bronx

Community Action

October 11, 2024

Grocery Prices Influence Voters in Presidential Election

Students studying in Morris Raphael Cohen Library at The City College of New York

For Students

October 8, 2024

Midterm Stress Adds to CCNY Students’ Mental Health Issues

Instagram, Courtesy Pixabay

Culture

May 27, 2024

Instagram Bodies Make Us Feel So…….

Pro Palestinian Encampment at The City College of New York

Education

May 7, 2024

CUNYGSE Activists Speak

Live audience of students at the CNBC headquarters in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.

Education

May 3, 2024

NBCU Next Level Summit Focuses on Tomorrow’s Leaders

South Bronx residents receiving food from PATHHSEO volunteers.

Marginalized Communities

April 29, 2024

Food Bank Serves South Bronx Residents

Teddy bear

Homelessness

April 29, 2024

An Angel in Washington Heights Helps Migrant Children

Horn player from The Original PInettes, Photo by Bob Gore.

Culture

April 17, 2024

Original Pinettes Bring Women’s New Orleans Jazz to Schomburg Center Stage

Hands around a heart for charity

Our Stories

April 14, 2024

CCNY Muslim Students Raise Close to $92,000 For Charity

Sneakers on display in a store. Photo by Mick Haupt, Unsplash

Business

April 13, 2024

Downfall of Sneaker Reselling

Construction at the Marshak Science Building at The City College of New York

Community Action

April 13, 2024

Marshak’s Slow Transformation

The Bruckner Expressway in Hunts Point, Bronx

Neighborhood Issues

April 5, 2024

Construction Debris Adds to Chaos on Bruckner Expressway

Fruit stand with customers in the South Bronx

Immigration

April 1, 2024

Migrant Women Become Fruit Sellers in the South Bronx

Community Action

November 6, 2023

City College Students Rally in Support of Palestinians

Design of the new pool at City College Harlem, New York

For Students

November 5, 2023

New Promise for CCNY Swimming Pool Opening

Candy seller on the train copy

Immigration

November 1, 2023

Niña ecuatoriana migrante en los Estados Unidos trabaja en los trenes de Nueva York.

Sign Ask Me about Abortion Pill Reversal

Health Care

October 17, 2023

Anti-Abortion Protestors Block Bronx Women’s Health Center

Students hang out banner

Community Action

May 26, 2023

Protest by CCNY Dreamers Leads to Action

Shepard hall one of the oldest buildings on the City College campus.

For Students

April 6, 2023

City College is a Bargain for Some Students

Education

March 16, 2022

Discovering the City College Music Library

NYU Bobst Library Sign

Education

13 hours ago

Islamic Prayer Space Vandalized at NYU Amid Rising Islamophobia in the United States

Frederick Douglass Academy Percussion Ensemble

Our Stories

13 hours ago

Harlem High School’s Brazilian Percussion Band Performs at Carnegie Hall for the First Time

Eggs in supermarket

Business

June 1, 2025

New Yorkers Worry as Grocery Expenses Rise

Business

May 29, 2025

Discovering a City Island Pizza Place

Washington Heights Vendors Screenshot

Business

May 23, 2025

Vendors in Washington Heights Worry About Permits

Pilates instructor and student

Business

May 22, 2025

Perfect Pilates Needs Perfect Form

Students planting at City Colelge

Community Action

May 22, 2025

Students Get Their Hands Dirty on Earth Day

Character at the People's Ball.

Arts

May 22, 2025

People’s Ball Takes the Stage at Brooklyn Public Library