NY City Lens illuminates the rich and varied life of New York City—borough by borough, neighborhood by neighborhood, one good story at a time. It is produced by students at Columbia University’s ...

It’s tougher to buy a gun here than in most places, but if you follow the rules you can probably get one. Here is how it works. Who can buy a gun in New York City? Anyone who is 21 years old or above ...

Dead Horse Bay is a glittering beach built of trash. On sunny days, the beach glitters—literally. Shards of glass, large and small, cover Dead Horse Bay, with the occasional shoe, abandoned boat, and ...

Jeff Jaffe grew up in South Africa, whose apartheid policies he found abhorrent. He eventually found a home in art. NY City Lens illuminates the rich and varied life of New York City—borough by ...

NY City Lens illuminates the rich and varied life of New York City—borough by borough, neighborhood by neighborhood, one good story at a time. It is produced by students at Columbia University’s ...

NY City Lens illuminates the rich and varied life of New York City—borough by borough, neighborhood by neighborhood, one good story at a time. It is produced by students at Columbia University’s ...

Senator Joesph Addabbo, Senator Liz Krueger, Senator Daniel Squadron, Senator Bill Perkins and Standing Committe on Elections hold a public hearing on optical scan voting machines in the 2010 primary ...

The city didn't even have a sanitation department until 1880. Here's a look at how New Yorkers have dealt with garbage through history.

NY City Lens illuminates the rich and varied life of New York City—borough by borough, neighborhood by neighborhood, one good story at a time. It is produced by students at Columbia University’s ...

NY City Lens illuminates the rich and varied life of New York City—borough by borough, neighborhood by neighborhood, one good story at a time. It is produced by students at Columbia University’s ...

NY City Lens illuminates the rich and varied life of New York City—borough by borough, neighborhood by neighborhood, one good story at a time. It is produced by students at Columbia University’s ...

The Release the Grip team knew the drill. An oversized map was spread out on the conference table in their Morrisania headquarters. The six of them leaned over it, focusing in on the area marked with ...