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NYC Lawmaker Wants to Keep Hookah Out of Sight and Out of Mind

February 03, 2017|Jake Shore

A study by the National Cancer Institute and the FDA says teens are less likely to buy tobacco and hookah products when they...

Yemeni Businesses Protest Trump's Travel Ban

February 02, 2017|Andrew Seger

Hundreds of Yemeni-owned businesses throughout New York City are closing their doors during their busiest hours. They're...

Breaking Bread to Break the Ban

February 02, 2017|Rowan Hornbeck

Scott Wiener runs tours of pizzerias in New York City, but this weekend he'll be giving a very different kind of tour...

Bronx Bust Nets Hundreds of Pounds Of Heroin

February 02, 2017|Patrick Russomanno

A joint task force of local and federal law enforcement seized over 100 pounds of heroin and the potent opioid Fentanyl in...

Coping with Late Life Vision Loss

February 02, 2017|Robin Shannon

A recent poll found blindness ranked 4th as the condition most feared by Americans, following Aids, Cancer and Alzheimer’s...

Getting New Yorkers on the Same Page

February 01, 2017|Suzie Liu

It's no fiction that New Yorkers love books.

The city is home to some of the country's biggest booksellers and one of the...

Dogs and Cats!

February 01, 2017|George Bodarky

It’s one of life’s ultimate questions: Are you a cat person or a dog person? On this week’s Cityscape, we have something for...

Yemeni New Yorkers Face Uncertainty in Trump Travel Ban

January 31, 2017|Jake Shore

Three New Dogs For Westminster Dog Show

January 30, 2017|Patrick Russomanno

The elegant North African Sloughi is one of three new breeds eligible to compete in this year's Westminster dog show. It...

Proposed Bill Calls for U.S. Withdrawal from the United Nations

January 30, 2017|Kacie Candela

The American Sovereignty Restoration Act, proposed earlier this month, calls for the United States to completely withdraw...

New Yorkers Protest Trump's Refugee Ban

January 29, 2017|Andrew Seger

New Yorkers took to the streets in the tens of thousands for the second weekend in a row to protest President Trump's most...

Mayor Speaks on Trump's Executive Orders and New York as a "Sanctuary City"

January 27, 2017|Jake Shore

Earlier this week, President Trump issued an executive order threatening funding to so-called "sanctuary cities" for...

Second Avenue Subway May Be Top Priority For Trump Administration

January 26, 2017|Patrick Russomanno

Members of the new Trump administration have confirmed that completing the Second Avenue Subway is a top infrastructure...

New York City Officials Stand Up to Trump

January 26, 2017|Andrew Seger

New York City officials are voicing their concerns after President Trump signed two executive orders yesterday that will...

Lawmakers Meet to Discuss Excelsior Scholarship for NY State

January 25, 2017|Diana Nelson

New York Lawmakers are meeting today to discuss Governor Cuomo's plan to make college tuition-free for middle-class students...

Slavery, and the Troubled History of America’s Universities

January 25, 2017|Robin Shannon

Many conversations about America's history reiterate’s the idea that the progressive north led the opposition to slavery...