NYCity Snapshot: Spending Takes a Holiday
December 12, 2011 10:58 AM
Times are tough all over -- and for many New Yorkers spending is taking a holiday this year. Reporters from the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism's NYCity News Service hit the streets and asked scores of residents throughout the five...
The Subsidized Housing Search 'Maze'
November 22, 2011 02:32 PM
Finding housing is a nightmare for any New Yorker, but the task can be particularly vexing for those seeking government-subsidized apartments. There is no complete list of "affordable units," and the system is so haphazard and mysterious that many don't...
FBI Probed Geraldine Ferraro
November 9, 2011 04:19 PM
The FBI investigated Geraldine Ferraro after her historic run for vice president, questioning the Queens Democrat for five hours about how she financed her first election to Congress, documents show.
Changing New York: Census 2010
May 31, 2011 03:48 PM
There are eight million stories in the Naked City -- or 8,175,133, to be more precise, according to recently released U.S. Census Bureau figures. NYCity News Service reporters hit the streets to put faces to the numbers in a series...
Trouble in Gasland
February 7, 2011 04:30 PM
Energy In Depth, sponsored by a coalition of natural gas companies, is attempting to prevent Gasland -- a film about a controversial mining technique called hydro-fracking -- from winning an Oscar.
NYCity Snapshot: Issues and Impact
November 9, 2010 12:43 PM
Amid the backdrop of the midterm elections, NYCity News Service reporters fanned around the city, video and audio recorders in hand, and asked scores of New Yorkers: "What election issue affects you the most personally, and how?" The answers were...
Shocking Stunt on Tap for Artist Without a Country
November 5, 2010 11:20 AM
By ALVA FRENCH Oleg Mavromatti, a Russian performance artist and filmmaker in limbo in Bulgaria, wants your vote -- and he says his life could depend on it. Mavromatti is wanted in Russia for a live crucifixion scene he performed...
FBI Files: Solzhenitsyn Lived in Fear After Exile
September 28, 2010 10:21 AM
Soviet dissident writer Alexander Solzhenitsyn lived in fear of the KGB for years after his exile from the Soviet Union -- even as the FBI was secretly watching him, newly disclosed documents reveal.
FBI Files: Helms Faced Threats
May 25, 2010 08:30 AM
The late U.S. Sen. Jesse Helms, a North Carolina conservative known for opposing civil rights, was the subject of repeated threats during his tenure on Capitol Hill, according to newly released FBI files. More than 90 percent of the pages...
Podcast: Rounding Up The New York Songwriters Circle
November 30, 2009 11:18 AM
New York is a city pulsating with music, a haven for singers and songwriters. In the latest podcast from the Reporter's Notebook, we bring you a special in-studio performance.
Podcast: Asian American Literary Festival
November 16, 2009 11:45 AM
In The Reporter's Notebook podcast, host Lonnie Isabel, Ken Chen, and writer, journalist, and English professor Amitava Kumar explore the explosion of Asian-American literature.
NYCity Snapshot: Video Vox Pop on the Recession
November 9, 2009 12:09 PM
Some 80 students from the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism hit the streets of of New York armed with Flip Video recorders, and asked scores: "Tell us one way the recession has changed your life."
