First some exciting news: The News Service is a finalist for two SPJ Region 1 Mark of Excellence Awards — Best All-Around Online Publication and Best Online News Reporting (for our election coverage). If we place first in either or both categories, we’ll go on to the national finals. That we’ve gotten this far is [...]

Forget about the Oscars – we have some award-worthy works of our own to celebrate: Mark Morales put together a very sweet video about the longest-married couple (79 years!) in the Metropolitan Area for WCBS AM’s website. Be sure to watch this one all the way through – the best part is at the end. [...]

Sorry for the delay, but technical difficulties kept me from filing over the weekend. So let’s cut to the chase: Mike Reicher’s story about some ongoing NIMBY fights – and a counter-intuitive report that suggests introducing “supportive housing” into neighborhoods can raise property values –made City Limits. Jenni Avins’ fun review of The Drake Hotel [...]

Here are some great stories to enjoy over the holidays: Tim Persinko’s article about a rising Brooklyn boxer made the Canarsie Courier. Henry Stewart cites some Brooklyn history to bolster his opinion piece about plans to eliminate the B-37 bus. You’ll find all the reasons he’s against scrapping the line in the Brooklyn Eagle. Linnea [...]

Here are some great stories to enjoy over the holidays: Tim Persinko’s article about a rising Brooklyn boxer made the Canarsie Courier. Henry Stewart cites some Brooklyn history to bolster his opinion piece about plans to eliminate the B-37 bus. You’ll find all the reasons he’s against scrapping the line in the Brooklyn Eagle. Linnea [...]