Can a machine teach empathy?
Basic virtual reality is now here. And it may be possible to use this machine to build empathy between people.
View ArticleStreet Art Brings Cool to Brooklyn Neighborhoods
In the 1980s, gentrification forced an art scene out of the Lower East Side into Brooklyn. 35 years later, they've turned once crime-ridden areas into culture hubs.
View ArticleReport Finds Improper NYPD Searches Impact Minority Communities
It was 25 years ago that the graphic video of four LA police officers assaulting Rodney King shocked the nation and put police brutality at the forefront of conversations about race. In New York City,...
View ArticleReelabilities Festival Makes Access An Even Bigger Priority
1 in 5 Americans is disabled. That’s about 20% of the country. That’s not news to the folks behind this weekend’s reelability film festival. The event shows films that represent different kinds of...
View ArticleEffects of Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Still Felt 105 Years Later
On Wednesday, hundreds gathered on lower Manhattan to pay tribute to the 146 workers who died in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire. The fire - which took place 105 years ago today - was the worst...
View ArticleColumbia’s Earl Hall Nominated as LGBT Historic Place
The NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project retraces the steps of the city’s gay influencers, literally. The project is part geographic archive, part campaign to nominate sites to the National Register of...
View ArticleWomen Share ‘Me Too’ Stories at Queens Public Hearing
Recently, a wave of sexual harassment allegations has filled headlines nationwide. The New York Commission on Human Rights gathered in Long Island City last week to hear from everyday women about...
View ArticleSex Shops Under Threat with Proposed Adult Entertainment Bill
As New York City tries to curb sex shops, adult entertainment giant, Pornhub, opened up a pop up store in the upscale neighborhood of Soho. Local sex shops with a long history in New York City talk...
View ArticleBronx Cookspace Creates Opportunities For Food Entrepreneurs
Starting a food business is risky. At the outset, costs are high and there’s no guarantee that a new venture will turn a profit in its first years. One space in the Bronx is trying to change the odds...
View ArticleCynthia and the City: Will Cynthia Nixon’s Celebrity Past Get Her to The...
MARSTON: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has a commanding lead over political newcomer Cynthia Nixon. That’s according to a NBC Marist poll released yesterday, which shows 68 percent of democrats in the...
View ArticleBatman’s Birthday Begins
Tomorrow, Gotham City’s masked hero Bat-Man turns 80. The superhero made his debut in 1939. Since then, Batman has appeared on comic books pages and the big screen both as a lighthearted hero, and, a...
View ArticleBatman Executive Producer Offers a Peek Behind Caped Crusader’s Mask
The caped crusader Batman will celebrate his 80th birthday on Saturday, March 30. He made his comic book debut in 1939. Since then, Batman has taken on many personas, both in print and on film.
View ArticleItalians and Italian Americans in New York City
Decades ago, Italians came to New York City in droves. According to the most recent census 15% of the population in the Tri-State area has some Italian heritage. Now a stagnant economic situation back...
View ArticleA Legend Lives On: ‘Sleepy Hollow’ Celebrates 200 Years
HOST INTRO: For two centuries, Americans have told a familiar story. A lanky schoolteacher named Ichabod Crane visits a village, falls for the most beautiful girl in the land, and gets chased out of...
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