The Columbia Journalist
New York City Neighborhoood News From Columbia Journalism Students
Flushing Bay: Careful what you catch
Fish in Flushing Bay are absorbing harmful pollutants, experts say, but fisherman still drop their lines in the waterway. They hook turtles and net crabs. And they also nab sewage, pesticides, bacteria and industrial waste.On The Bronx Beat
Healthy stop in the South Bronx
The PEACELOVE health food store is the first health food restaurant in the South Bronx.On Queens Bridges
An art asylum within an asylum
Dr. Janos Marton and his friend saw Building Number 75 of Creedmoor Psychiatric Institute in Queens.On Journey to Jerusalem
Faiths of the Holy Land
Professor Ari Goldman’s 2010 Covering Education class is traveling to Jerusalem. Follow the class Web site each day.On Ny Foodchain
Filling the pantries, New York City’s hungry children
A new report found a 21 percent spike in number of people who depend on emergency food since the beginning of 2009.On Digital Media Newsroom
The Big Hurt
In multimedia profiles, everyday New Yorkers describe how they’ve coped through the worst recession in 70 years.Multimedia
Bronx
Bronx doctor creates change in Rwanda
Genocide widows ask local AIDS researcher for resources, care.
Brooklyn
Ukulele sales soar in Brooklyn music shops
Rock n’ roll’s demise, recession linked to increase.