New Jersey Cracks Down on Distracted Driving
April 06, 2017|Andrew Seger
New Jersey is making it easier for motorists to rat each other out for distracted driving. The state is rebranding what it...
New York City Lawmakers Call for Safer Elevators in Public Housing
April 06, 2017|Mario Nicastro
In 2015, Olegario Pabon left his apartment for the last time. A routine elevator ride turned into a nightmare when Pabon...
Toyland
April 05, 2017|George Bodarky
For generations, kids, mainly little boys, have played with little green soldiers. Go into any dollar store and you’re bound...
Mayor Gives Rikers Island the Death Sentence
March 31, 2017|Jake Shore
Mayor de Blasio vowed to close the controversial Rikers Island on Friday in a move he said is intended to end mass...
Rockland County Continues to Tackle Illegal Housing
March 30, 2017|Andrew Seger
Rockland County is unveiling its newest tool in its fight against illegal and substandard housing. The county now requires...
BX Hot Sauce, Community Gardens and Refugees
March 29, 2017|Robin Shannon
Fordham Conversations Host Robin Shannon talks with members of The Bronx Greenmarket Hot Sauce about their business- and...
The Unique and Exotic
March 29, 2017|George Bodarky
If you’re a regular listener of Cityscape you know we don’t settle for the status quo. We aim to uncover hidden attractions...
Lawmakers Proposing Increased Penalties For Gang-Related Crimes
March 28, 2017|Michael Dobuski
Brooklyn lawmakers are pushing an anti-gang bill they say could have prevented the March 16 death of a Bronx fire department...
Fire Forces Evacuation At Chelsea Market
March 28, 2017|Michael Dobuski
Firefighters have put out a smoky rooftop blaze that forced the evacuation of the Chelsea Market building in Manhattan.
Fire...
Report: Social Media Companies Need to Better Monitor Terrorism, Hate Accounts
March 28, 2017|Jake Shore
Some social media companies are better than others at policing terrorist propaganda and hate speech. That's according to a...