Health and Science

New York City’s Drinking Water

Hundreds of people protested in lower Manhattan against gas companies drilling in Catskill watershed.

Dunia Kamal | Dec 14, 2009 | Comments 0

Fundraising Under Health Care Reform

Balls, like the one held by Lenox Hill hospital, are more important now than ever.

Mar Cabra | Dec 13, 2009 | Comments 0

New York City Raises Awareness About HIV/AIDS

Although new cases of HIV infections have dropped, the fight against HIV and AIDS continues on Worlds AIDS Day.

Chao Deng | Dec 01, 2009 | Comments 0

Panel Addresses Military Veterans’ Mental Health

The shootings at Fort Hood led mental health providers to hold a discussion on the psychological and emotional issues of veterans and their families.

Kirk Klocke | Nov 24, 2009 | Comments 0

Finding Solace in the Stars

Seeing stars? Locals in Queens bring the beauty of the universe to their street corner.

Angelica Spanos | Oct 31, 2009 | Comments 0

News Digest
- U.S. will shell out $100 billion toward climate change needs in developing countries – NY Daily News
- Citigroup suspends foreclosures this holiday season – WPIX
- MTA votes unanimously to approve service cuts – NY Times
- Toddler rushed to hospital after house fire in Brooklyn – WABC-TV
- New Yorkers complain of MTA’s service cuts – NY Times
- City Council rejects $310 million plan to building mall at Bronx Armory – NY Times
- Lindsay Lohan’s father arrested in NY for violating a protection order – AP
- iPhone Application helps find broken meters in New York City – New York Post
- Draft report on New York state juvenile prison finds extreme abuses – NY Times
- A New York judge has dismissed most of a 53-count indictment against a longtime Long Island Rail Road employee linked to a disability pension scandal – AP
- New York Post hires Gov. Eliot Spitzer’s former escort as advice columnist -NY Post
- Tight budgets may force cuts in W and Z lines to Astoria -NY1
- Queens woman found stabbed to death in her apartment -NY Post
- Paterson unable to change MTA budget cuts – Daily News
- New York Gov. David Paterson announced delays in 10% of state aid to schools and healthcare -NY Post
- Gunfight in Times Square parking lot kills Bronx man -NY Daily News
- AOL shares fall following split with Time Warner, Inc. – AP
- Fallen leaves create new hazard for New York City trains – NY Times
- New York City cops seize $1 million of faked goods on Canal Street – NY Post
- New York City’s shelters short of beds for the homeless – NY Times
- $583M contract awarded for Hudson tunnel project – AP
- Mayor Bloomberg yesterday vetoed a bill that would give motorists a five-minute grace period at most parking spots, including muni-meters – NY Post
- New York’s Natural History Museum goes green – NYTimes
- Springsteen supports same-sex marriage – NYTimes
- Teachers disagree on whether national math test results show progress in fourth and eighth graders – NY Daily News
- Brooklyn cyclists paints their own bike lane – NY Daily News
- Investigators hunt for an assailant who stabbed Jersey City woman and child. -WPIX
- New York Stock Exchange floor will get a modern renovation -NY1
- Leaders from nearly 200 nations gather in Copenhagen to discuss global climate change – NY Times
- Daily News helps a couple get out of debt and and cope with illness – Daily News
- NY City Transit experiments with DesignLin bus to reduce street noise – NY Times
- Club bouncer stabbed 14 times at Long Island club – Daily News
- Following a nationwide voluntary recall of College Inn No MSG Chicken Broth, both the Stop & Shop Supermarket Co. and Giant Food chains removed product from shelves – WPIX
- Researchers find missing gene may lead to childhood obesity – Washington Post
- New York City drivers misuse bus-only lanes on 42nd Street causing traffic and delays – Daily News
- Bronx fashion designer, who is also a priest, weaves an organic fabric and says Amen – Daily News
- Menorah vandalized in Long Island – WNBC
- Man rescued from Long Island fire Sunday – WABC
- Boys and girls can now room together in Columbia University dorms – NY1
- Teens learn boxing and life skills at Brooklyn gym. – NY Times
- New Yorkers protest plans to try 9/11 terror suspect in their city. -NY Post
- New York woman arraigned for tricking her husband’s mistress into taking abortion-inducing drug -AP
- Center for Disease Control report that H1N1 vaccine is safe. -NY Times
- New York families pick Sophia and Jayden as their favorite baby names. – NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
- Man from Queens gets 75 years behind bars for mugging a 101-year-old woman. – AP
- A New York company unveils an environmentally friendly, water-free toothbrush. – NY Times
- New York Department of Education plans to close four failing schools. – NY Post
- Terror suspect Najibullah Zazi is due in Brooklyn federal court today. – NY1
- New Yorkers react to the state Senate’s rejection of a bill to legalize same-sex marriage – Daily News
- Shakira helped light Manhattan’s Rockefeller Christmas tree – WNBC
- Sixty-five-year-old woman killed by bus in Brooklyn – WABC
- New York City debt is 8.5 percent higher than last year, totaling $64.8 billion. – Daily News
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