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A Mass Emergence of Cicadas is Expected in New York City

May 06, 2013|Laura Macchiarola
Cicadas are coming back this summer, after waiting underground for seventeen years.

After seventeen years of living as nymphs...

Fordham Conversations: Are the Winter Blues Making You SAD?

May 04, 2013|Katie Fisher
Katie Fisher joins us this week to talk about Seasonal Affective Disorder, or as some people call it, the Winter Blues.

Sprin...

Cityscape: The Roaring 20s

May 04, 2013|George Bodarky
The glamour, the music, the fashion, the mobsters and more from the 1920s

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s 1925 masterpiece novel “The...

New York Reps. Fight to Keep Student Loan Interest Rates Affordable

May 03, 2013|Laura Macchiarola
Representatives Israel and Meng are introducing legislation to prevent student loan interest rates from rising.

Student loan...

Jersey Beach Replenishment Project to Begin This Summer

May 03, 2013|Veronica Volk
The Army Corps of Engineers plans to start the world's biggest beach replenishment project this summer.

Tourists and...

New Report Offers Ways New York City Can Better Prepare for Future Natural Disasters

May 03, 2013|Kris Venezia
Mayor Bloomberg's office unveils "After-Action" Report.

A new report from Mayor Michael Bloomberg's office gives...

Some NY Lawmakers Are Making Sure Families Could Put Food On The Table.

May 03, 2013|Angelina Chavez
A bill could slash nearly $4.1 billion in food stamps, over the next decade.

Some New York lawmakers and anti-hunger...

Advocates: Don't Discriminate Against NJ Job Seekers With A Criminal Background

May 01, 2013|Claudia Morell
Identical bills to end criminal background checks await committee hearings in both chambers of the New Jersey legislature.

N...

Initiative in Westchester County Aims to Reduce Food Waste

April 30, 2013|Kris Venezia
County Executive Robert Astorino teams up with non-profits to keep edible food out of the trash.

A new program in...

Bloomberg Staunchly Defends NYPD Policies

April 30, 2013|Kris Venezia
Bloomberg issues a stinging defense of NYPD practices.

In a pugnacious defense of what he called a police force bombarded by...

Fair Housing Advocates Say New Jersey's Sandy Recovery Plan Shortchanges Renters

April 29, 2013|Claudia Morell
The advocacy group Fair Share Housing said the HUD-approved $1.8b plan has flaws.

The US Department of Housing and Urban...

Some NYC Middle Schools to Extend Day

April 29, 2013|Stephanie Colombini
20 Schools to Get 2.5 More Hours a Day

3 PM dismissal is going to be a thing of the past for students in select New York City...

NYC Council Speaker Christine Quinn Supports NBA Player Jason Collins

April 29, 2013|Daniel Murphy
New York City Council Speaker supports NBA player Jason Collins' after he came out as gay.

New York City Council Speaker...

Most New Jerseyans say Life is Almost Back to Normal

April 29, 2013|Katie Fisher
A new poll shows positive steps towards recovery for New Jersey towns

Six months after Superstorm Sandy and most New...

Six Months After Sandy, Businesses in the Hoboken Terminal Still Struggle

April 29, 2013|Laura Macchiarola
Business owners in Hoboken's historic terminal are barely getting back on their feet.

Train engines hum in anticipation of...

Queens Church Still Recovering Six Months after Sandy

April 29, 2013|Megan Connor
Pews much emptier than before the storm with many residents still displaced.

Mass at the church of St. Thomas More in Breezy...

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