Man rescues boy from burning building
A New York man is being called a hero, but he says he just did what anyone would have done.
View ArticleFlood sisters find kidneys
That's coming from SCPS junior "I ask myself every day how I am able to balance everything" ... That's coming from SCPS junior Jennifer Flood, who — on top of being a part-time psychology student at...
View Article‘Texas in Queens’: Junior wranglers find refuge with black cowboys
Boney D and Rabbit come from rough parts of Brooklyn, places that could be unfavorably compared to the Wild West.
View ArticleNeed a Nap? Rent a Sleepbox
Ever have a couple of hours to kill between flights or trains?
View ArticleLover of Birds and Opera Leaves Millions to Both
Mona Webster, a lighthouse keeper’s daughter who lived in Edinburgh and died in August at 96, had a love of birds, and warblers in particular — of the human kind.
View ArticleNYC sky-scrapers dim lights to help migratory birds
A growing number of New York sky-scrapers are switching off their lights to help reduce the number of birds hitting the high-rise buildings.
View ArticleSouth Asian tennis pair rally for peace at US Open
'Stop War, Start Tennis' is the message from two players in Friday's men's doubles final at the US Open.
View ArticleClinton Initiative Spurs Pledges for Efficiency, Sustainability
Former President Bill Clinton wrapped up his annual meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative yesterday, netting 291 philanthropic commitments valued at roughly $6 billion.
View ArticleNYC to curb water runoff with blue and green roofs
New York City wants to catch and store rainwater temporarily in new roof systems to stop heavy storms sending sewage spilling into city waterways.
View ArticleGoogle Joins $5 Billion U.S. Offshore Wind Grid Project
Google Inc has thrown its financial clout behind an ambitious $5 billion proposed electric transmission line aimed at jump-starting investment in new wind farms off the heavily populated U.S. East Coast.
View Article‘Paying it forward’ after 9/11
Moved by the support that his hometown received after 9/11, Jeff Parness started New York Says Thank You to help other communities rebuild after disasters. Since 2004, the group's projects have...
View ArticleHow the Greenest Skyscraper Complex Ever Is Rising Out of the Rubble of the...
On September 11, 2001, the World Trade Center transformed from a pair of gleaming towers into a carcinogenic pile of smoldering rubble that's still killing people. Currently rising out of that rubble,...
View ArticleNourishing New York’s low-income communities
Gina Keatley's nonprofit, Nourishing NYC, is helping low-income people eat healthier. Since 2008, the group has provided fresh food and nutrition programs -- for free -- to nearly 100,000 residents of...
View ArticleThe Cleanweb Takes Off
This past weekend in New York, a group of high tech companies, venture investors, hackers, college students held the second Cleanweb Hackathon -- a gathering where software developers and serial...
View ArticleNew York eyes shark fin trade ban
A group of New York legislators on Tuesday unveiled a draft law banning trade in shark fins, saying the practice, which serves the market for Chinese shark fin soup, was decimating the ocean predators.
View ArticleSvante Myrick, Ithaca’s Youngest-Ever Mayor, Grew Up Homeless
Svante Myrick, Ithaca's newly-elected 24-year-old mayor has an incredible story to tell. Not only is he the town's youngest mayor in history, he also surmounted huge odds to get there.
View ArticleBright Is The New Black: New York Roofs Go Cool
On the hottest day of the New York City summer in 2011, a white roof covering was measured at 42 degrees Fahrenheit cooler than the traditional black roof it was being compared to, according to a study...
View ArticleGiving a childhood to young cancer patients
Nancy Zuch started the Morgan Center, a free preschool program for children battling cancer. Named after Zuch's daughter, a cancer survivor, the Morgan Center has helped more than 150 children make...
View ArticleMayor turns parking space into a park
Struck by inspiration when some college students pulled off a plot of their own, Ithaca's mayor has opened his own tiny park space, complete with salvaged benches and repurposed tree stumps. He hopes...
View ArticleNew York City Air Quality Cleanest in Decades
Ahh, smell that New York City air. No, seriously, go ahead. Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Thursday said the city's air quality has hit its highest levels in 50 years, a development officials say has led...
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