In Sandy's Wake, New Yorkers Don't Sweat Small Stuff
NPR's Margot Adler is covering the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy in New York.I walked out of my apartment at 5 this morning in a part of Manhattan -– the Upper West Side — that never lost power. Still,...
View ArticleThousands Of Trees Gone, Ripped Out By Sandy
New York City lost almost 10,000 trees from the winds of Superstorm Sandy and the nor'easter that followed. That's far more trees lost in the city than in any other storm for which tree damage was...
View ArticleMystery On Fifth Avenue: A Constant Line Outside Abercrombie & Fitch
Every day I walk down Fifth Avenue on my way to work. I pass glittering holiday store windows, the Salvation Army ringing its bells and the sparkling tree at Rockefeller Center.But for months I've...
View ArticlePost-Sandy, Newly Unemployed Struggle To Stay Afloat
Hurricane Sandy's effect on the nation's unemployment figures was less pronounced than expected. The reasons are complex, but one thing is clear: Thousands of victims are still struggling to rebuild...
View ArticleLetters From 'Peanuts' Creator Reveal Bittersweet Romance
On Friday, Sotheby's is putting up for auction 44 letters and 35 drawings from Charles Schulz, the creator of Peanuts, to a young woman he was courting.The letters were written during an eight-month...
View ArticleFree Toy Shop Brings Cheer To Sandy's Displaced Families
The New York borough of Staten Island was hard-hit by Hurricane Sandy. Almost two months after the storm hit, many residents will not be back in their homes by the Christmas holiday.One organization is...
View ArticleFederal Aid For Religious Institutions In Murky Waters After Sandy
More than 200 houses of worship damaged in Superstorm Sandy have applied for aid from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
View ArticleNYC Labor Chorus Tries To Hit Right Note, Attract New Voices
Union membership is at its lowest point since the 1930s. New figures show a drop, and only about 11 percent of workers belong to unions today.But these numbers don't deter the New York City Labor...
View ArticleOnce On Death Row, He Now Fights To Defeat The Death Penalty
Maryland is about to become the 18th state to abolish the death penalty.A bill has passed the state Senate and is expected to pass the House of Delegates easily with the governor's ardent support. The...
View ArticleAt 'Stop-And-Frisk' Trial, Cops Describe Quota-Driven NYPD
Police officers testifying at a federal trial challenging New York City's stop-and-frisk policy say they were ordered to increase their number of arrests, summons and 250s — the code for stop, question...
View ArticleYou Can't Put A Headline On William Klein
Try to put him in a box and he'll find his way out. Still working at nearly 85 years old, William Klein has gone rogue in at least four different fields: abstract painting, photography, filmmaking and...
View ArticleNew York: A Concrete Jungle And 'City Of Trees,' Too
You expect to find great trees in city parks and botanical gardens. But you might not expect to find ancient or unusual trees in the inner city or smack dab in the middle of a highway.Benjamin Swett...
View ArticleDiscovering A Family Member's Lost Time In Amsterdam
When I found out that one of my cousins — now 88 — had hidden from the Nazis in Amsterdam, just like Anne Frank, it was a revelation. It made me want to know more about my cousin's life and story."I...
View ArticleOld Safe Reveals Historical Relics For Women's Suffrage Group
Started in 1888 by suffragettes like Susan B. Anthony, the National Council of Women of the United States still exists today in a small office near the United Nations.On the organization's 125th...
View ArticleGrowing The Latest In 16th-Century Medicine
The Renaissance Garden at the New York Botanical Garden, a re-creation of a 16th-century medicinal garden, is so lush and colorful, it takes only a stroll through to absorb its good medicine.The...
View Article'Renaissance Garden' Highlights Medicinal Plants
This summer, the New York Botanical Garden is featuring an exhibit called Wild Medicine: Healing Plants around the World. The most beautiful and interesting part is a small scale recreation of the 16th...
View ArticleFashion Designer Mark Jacobs To Leave Louis Vuitton
Transcript RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: And in other business news, Marc Jacobs is packing his bags. The fashion designer is leaving Louis Vuitton after 16 years. He is expected to focus on an eventual IPO...
View ArticleDoes Capitalism Work? A True/False Quiz In Times Square
I'm walking through Times Square, the crossroads of the world. Just when I reach the line for cheap Broadway tickets, I see it: a giant billboard with the word "capitalism" in bright white lights and...
View ArticleAnthony Weiner (The Myth, Not The Man) Takes The Stage
The sexting scandal surrounding former New York Congressman Anthony Weiner has been fodder for comedians, punsters and those who love double entendres. Now it's the source material for a play, The...
View ArticleForget The Lottery; You Have Better Odds Of Winning This Picasso
Imagine buying a genuine Pablo Picasso painting valued at $1 million — and paying only $135.That's the prize if you win the "1 Picasso for 100 Euros" raffle Sotheby's is currently putting on.
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