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. [...]
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An Art Therapist, Cyber Monday and an Ippie Award
Thanksgiving Travel, Parking Tickets and The Boss
Hope everybody had a great holiday. Here are some of the latest examples of our reporters’ fine work: Christopher Schuetze got into the holiday spirit for The Local with this piece about a store window decoration competition. Joe Walker, meanwhile, wrote about the unclear plans for retail space in an under-construction building. Damiano Beltrami covered [...]
The Yankees Parade, Murdoch v. Google and a New Use for a Facebook Status
The stories are piling up faster than autumn leaves – it’s getting hard for me to keep up. Here are some of the latest efforts: Damiano Beltrami’s story about a teenager cleared of a robbery thanks to a Facebook status alibi hit The New York Times trifecta: The front page of the New York section, [...]
The NYC Marathon, Handwriting Training and a Sci-Fi Rock Band
Things got off to a running start with the Marathon, and haven’t stopped: Almudena Toral’s story about a marathoner from Spain made the Spanish newspaper La Gaceta. Talk about a relay race: Carla Candia, Michael Cohen, Juan DeJesus, Musikilu Mojeed, Walter Smith-Randolph, Rochana Rapkins, Jordan Shakeshaft, Andrea Swalec and Margaret Teich contributed vignettes and/or pictures [...]
A Flood in Queens, Canarsie Skatepark Plans and the Battle to Save a Building in Brooklyn
Another productive week – let’s get right to the stories: If you missed the live webcast of Audiophiles, produced by Kaili Boyd, Maureen Sullivan and Nicole Turso, no worries – you can listen here. Jenni Avins’ story about a screening of the film “The Bear” that was accompanied by a live, original score by No [...]
The West Indian Day Parade, Derek Jeter's Record and a Skateboarding Entrepreneur
Here is some great reading and viewing for a sunny September day: The Class of ’10 already is coming on strong: Hannah Rappleye’s Craft story about the closing of the Stella D’oro factory made the Daily News. Speaking of the Daily News, Kate Nocera contributed to the paper’s West Indian American Day Carnival Parade coverage. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Obama in Russia, Diplomacy Through Jazz and the Death of Robert McNamara
Who says the summer is a slow time for news? Check out some of the latest examples of our reporters’ fine work: Karina Ioffee, working out of AP’s Moscow bureau, shared a byline on this story about President Obama’s recent visit to Russia. Nicholas Martinez help pull together a segment on Levi Johnston for the [...]
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 [...]

