Video: Allergy Season in the City, a Growing Nuisance in the Age of Climate Change
Rising temperatures bring longer allergy seasons to New York City, causing suffering and higher healthcare costs for millions of Americans.
Heat Pumps Are The Hottest Thing in Sustainable Energy, But New York Lags Behind The Trend.
The city’s high renter population and unique heating bill systems pose challenges to widespread adoption.
Columbia University’s First Student-Organized Satellite Team Gets NASA Funding
A Columbia University Satellite Team is poised to take off, thanks to funding from NASA.
An Artist Strives for Connection Through Painting Naked Bodies
Andy Golub, a New York-based body painter, remembered the day when he was painting Fredi Grieshaber nine years ago. Grieshaber, who was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer, was just notified that day she had very little time left to live. “l just got told that
Queer Russian Immigrants Struggle to Escape Homophobic Discrimination
Andrey Protopopov and his husband Oleg Abshilava immigrated to the United States from Russia about a year ago to escape oppression from the Russian government. The couple lived in constant fear of discrimination and had to hide their relationship from the public. “We couldn’t even hold
Video: Disabled Commuters Say it’s the MTA vs. Them
Accessible stations will not become available until 2055.
Video: New York Nail Salon Techs Push for Better Work Conditions, But It’s Complicated
Nail Salon technicians have been organizing for better work conditions for years, now they are one bill away to a better future.
Ugandan LGBTQ+ Exiles Find Safety Elusive, Even at a Refugee Camp
They fled because of their country’s anti-LGBTQ+ policies—only to find more of the same in Kenya.
Video: New York Powers Up With More Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
More electric cars and more electric chargers are expected in New York over the next decade, according to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s zero-emission vehicles requirements by 2035. Similarly, in March, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced that a national network of convenient, reliable, made-in-America electric vehicle
A BBC Film About the Gujarat Riots Threatens Modi’s Image
On January 17, a week before India’s Republic Day, the British Broadcast Company (BBC) released a documentary “India: The Modi Question.” It was about Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his relationship with the 2002 Gujarat riots – and it refers to the events as
Rising Rental Prices Challenge Aspiring New York Farmers
James Rapp started working at Dig Acres, a 12-acre farm in Chester, New York, as an apprentice in March 2022. He lives with his parents in Westchester and wakes up every morning extra early to drive an hour to work. In the evening, after a
The “Hidden Figure” of the West Fourth Street Courts
[caption id="attachment_5335" align="alignnone" width="1680"] MD cleans the courts at The Cage (Credit: Isak Hullert)[/caption] On a wet, dreary Sunday in early November, two people picked up garbage and leaves from a basketball court at West Fourth Street and Sixth Avenue in Manhattan. One of them, a