Parts Of Manhattan Go Dark As Sandy Rolls Through
New York City has seen some of the worst damage from Sandy. Large parts of Manhattan were without power on Monday night, a building crane was knocked loose, and there were reports of flooding in the...
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Transcript ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Robert Siegel.AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: I'm Audie Cornish. And we begin this hour with Sandy by the numbers.
View ArticleIn Sandy's Wake, New Yorkers Don't Sweat Small Stuff
NPR's Margot Adler is covering the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy in New York.I walked out of my apartment at 5 this morning in a part of Manhattan -– the Upper West Side — that never lost power. Still,...
View ArticleThousands Of Trees Gone, Ripped Out By Sandy
New York City lost almost 10,000 trees from the winds of Superstorm Sandy and the nor'easter that followed. That's far more trees lost in the city than in any other storm for which tree damage was...
View ArticleN.Y. Fast-Food Workers Strike For Better Wages
Fast-food workers staged protests Thursday at restaurants in New York. The workers said their low wages need to be raised. But with the economy still slow, restaurant managers are determined to hold...
View ArticleMystery on Fifth Avenue: A Constant Line Outside Abercrombie & Fitch
Every day I walk down Fifth Avenue on my way to work. I pass glittering holiday store windows, the Salvation Army ringing its bells and the sparkling tree at Rockefeller Center.But for months I've...
View ArticlePost-Sandy, Newly Unemployed Struggle To Stay Afloat
Hurricane Sandy's effect on the nation's unemployment figures was less pronounced than expected. The reasons are complex, but one thing is clear: Thousands of victims are still struggling to rebuild...
View ArticleLetters From 'Peanuts' Creator Reveal Bittersweet Romance
On Friday, Sotheby's is putting up for auction 44 letters and 35 drawings from Charles Schulz, the creator of Peanuts, to a young woman he was courting.The letters were written during an eight-month...
View ArticleFree Toy Shop Brings Cheer To Sandy's Displaced Families
The New York borough of Staten Island was hard-hit by Hurricane Sandy. Almost two months after the storm hit, many residents will not be back in their homes by the Christmas holiday.One organization is...
View ArticlePulling Together, Newtown Celebrates Holiday 'As Best We Can'
The days leading up to Christmas are typically bustling in Newtown, Conn. But given the depth of grief in this community since the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School, preparations for the...
View ArticleIn Lower Manhattan, Sandy Still Keeping Businesses Dark
When compared with its neighbors Coney Island and the Rockaways, Manhattan seemed hardly touched by the waters and winds of Superstorm Sandy in late October. But almost three months later, areas of...
View ArticleFederal Aid For Religious Institutions In Murky Waters After Sandy
More than 200 houses of worship damaged in Superstorm Sandy have applied for aid from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
View ArticleNYC Labor Chorus Tries To Hit Right Note, Attract New Voices
Union membership is at its lowest point since the 1930s. New figures show a drop, and only about 11 percent of workers belong to unions today.But these numbers don't deter the New York City Labor...
View ArticleOnce On Death Row, He Now Fights To Defeat The Death Penalty
Maryland is about to become the 18th state to abolish the death penalty.A bill has passed the state Senate and is expected to pass the House of Delegates easily with the governor's ardent support. The...
View ArticleAt 'Stop-And-Frisk' Trial, Cops Describe Quota-Driven NYPD
Police officers testifying at a federal trial challenging New York City's stop-and-frisk policy say they were ordered to increase their number of arrests, summons and 250s — the code for stop, question...
View ArticleYou Can't Put A Headline On William Klein
Try to put him in a box and he'll find his way out. Still working at nearly 85 years old, William Klein has gone rogue in at least four different fields: abstract painting, photography, filmmaking and...
View ArticleNew York: A Concrete Jungle And 'City Of Trees,' Too
You expect to find great trees in city parks and botanical gardens. But you might not expect to find ancient or unusual trees in the inner city or smack dab in the middle of a highway.Benjamin Swett...
View ArticleTimes Square's Naked Cowboy Wrangles Some Co-Workers
In the bustle and craziness of New York's Times Square on a busy afternoon or night, you will see scores of costumed figures: Batman, Elmo, the Statue of Liberty.But for more than a dozen years,...
View ArticleCourt Case Winds Down In New York's Stop-And-Frisk Challenge
Closing arguments are set to take place Monday in the federal class action trial involving New York City's stop-and-frisk policy. The trial has been going on for two months in Manhattan.Plaintiffs in...
View ArticleDiscovering A Family Member's Lost Time In Amsterdam
When I found out that one of my cousins — now 88 — had hidden from the Nazis in Amsterdam, just like Anne Frank, it was a revelation. It made me want to know more about my cousin's life and story."I...
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