We had an eventful end to a busy semester – here is some fine reading and viewing for the holidays: The latest issue of the Mott Haven Herald is packed with stories and photos by Carla Candia, Jeanmarie Evelly, Sergey Kadinsky, Erin McCarthy, Vishal Persaud and Chris Prentice. Maureen Sullivan weighed in on “The Evolution [...]
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Holiday Toy Drives, A Queens Sculptor and the City's Anti-Obesity Campaign
An Art Therapist, Cyber Monday and an Ippie Award
We’re in the homestretch and the stories are coming in at a rapid pace. Here are some of the latest: Alexander Abad-Santos and Peggy Truong covered a pet store protest for The West Side Spirit. Erin McCarthy’s videos about the impact of the recession in the South Bronx were picked up by The Bronx Times. [...]
Child Fruit Pickers, Gubernatorial Races and Pink-Slip Parties
Hope everybody enjoyed the weekend’s extra hour. Here are some of our latest examples of time well spent: The reporters in our Interactive Fundamentals sections fanned out around the city, Flip Video cameras in hand, and asked dozens of New Yorkers: “Tell us one way the recession has changed your life.” The results of the [...]
Obama's Nobel Prize, a Brawl in Harlem and the J School's New TV Show
Here are some stories that will make for some fine viewing and reading on a holiday weekend: Shoutouts are due on the premiere of 219 West, the new monthly TV news magazine produced out of the J-School and broadcast on CUNY TV. In the election-themed debut show, producers Geneva Sands-Sadowitz and Brian Winkowski examined the [...]
Invoking Thomas Jefferson, Helicopters Crash Above the Hudson and Rats Find Refuge
Many of the internships are wrapping up, but the stories keep coming. Here are some the latest pieces by our reporters: Joel Schectman wrote a story for BusinessWeek about rejected iPhone apps. Kate Zhao’s piece about the coming “smart-grid” world, where appliances like dishwashers will automatically run in off-peak electric-use hours, made The Wall Street [...]
Secret Code in Sudan, Pizza Ovens and a Battle Against Paco
The stories are coming on strong in the homestretch of summer. Here are some of the latest: H’Rina DeTroy wrote about how women in the Sudan are using a secret code to subvert the insidious practice of female genital mutilation. You’ll find her piece on The Huffington Post. Jenni Avins’ brief about a new mural [...]
Moon Landing Anniversary, Paul McCartney and Burgers Across the Nation
Here are some hot stories for a late July day: The new edition of Mott Haven Herald is on the streets – and on-line. The issue features contributions from Sarah Trefethen (on the proposed South Bronx Greenway), Lindsay Lazarski (on a rat problem at a senior citizens complex), Jeanmarie Evelly (on a public art project [...]
The Madoff Sentencing, Counterfeit Coupons and the Stonewall Riots Anniversary
Hope everybody got a little rest and had some holiday fun – the break was certainly well deserved. Here is a sampling of the latest results of our reporters’ hard work: Kate Zhao’s article about an increase in counterfeit coupons made The Wall Street Journal. Keeping in the holiday spirit – and in the spirit [...]
Celeb Deaths, Dirty Subways and a Brooklyn Building Collapse
The stories are popping faster than firecrackers on the Fourth of July. Here are some of the latest: Rima Abdelkader produced this video about the economy for Al Jazeera. Valerie Lapinski was the reporter for this Time.com video piece about wind power. Alana Rigal shared a byline with Brigid Bergin (’07) on this WNYC story about the Brooklyn [...]
Nov. 22 – Dec. 5, 2008
I took a week off from Clips of the Week – but our reporters didn’t rest. Here are some offerings from the past two weeks: Rima Abdelkader scored a scoop with this interview with the victim of a suspected Election Night hate attack. Her piece appeared on the News Service, and is scheduled to be [...]

