ARTS and CULTURE
How To Teach 9-11?
Jonathan Camhi |
As the 10th anniversary of the tragedy approaches, a look at how one WTC widow has tried to teach children about the attacks.
ARTS and CULTURE
This Memorial Day, A Lost World at Cedar Grove Beach
Timothy Ledwith |
After the city removed them last year, residents of the Staten Island community won’t be celebrating the holiday with burgers and beers outside their beachside bungalows. As this unique way of NYC life fades, a look at its complex—and charming—history.
ARTS and CULTURE
Deceased, Return To Sender: Writing To The Triangle Victims
Jonathan Vit |
As the 100th anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist fire approaches, one artist captured the tragedy’s scale by sending letters to the dead.
ARTS and CULTURE
Staten Island's Black History, Revisited
Timothy Ledwith |
At a local museum, a community bears witness to the black experience on Staten Island, as some of its last remaining historic structures are landmarked.
ARTS and CULTURE
Controversy Over Alleged Muslim Radicalization Not New
Jarrett Murphy |
In 2007, the NYPD released a report about “the homegrown threat” that troubled local Muslim leaders by labeling innocuous behavior, like displaying concern for “the greater good,” as possible hallmarks of “jihadization.”
ARTS and CULTURE
Izzy, Ippies Honor City Limits
City Limits |
City Limits’ magazine coverage of the Harlem Children’s Zone, synthetic turf in city parks and other topics garnered three journalism prizes this week.
ARTS and CULTURE
Lunch At Junior's: Reputation & Reality In Today’s Brooklyn
Jake Mooney |
What does it mean to be “Brooklyn”—and how has that changed as the borough went from not to hot? Chapter one of “Brooklyn: The Borough Behind The Brand” visits a local icon to find some answers.
ARTS and CULTURE
Moses, Jacobs And You: The Battle For Gotham
Jarrett Murphy |
A history of the philosophical battle between Robert Moses and Jane Jacobs, told by an author who, wisely, took it personally.
ARTS and CULTURE
Waking the Dead
Jarrett Murphy |
Lomex. Robert Moses. Westway. Jane Jacobs. What New York’s planning past tells us about its future.
