When WWII Veterans Rioted Over Paul Robeson
Smithsonian, Aug. 27, 2024
(digital)
Newly discovered first-hand testimony reveals the inside story of two riots that broke out when the famed Black performer and Communist sympathizer came to New York state in 1949
A Graphic Novel Version of Watership Down Brings Children’s Classic to Life with More Light
NPR Weekend Edition, Oct. 22, 2023
(audio & digital)
The creators of a new version aimed to temper the darkness of Richard Adams’s book with hope.
Where Did 20,000 Jews Hide During the Holocaust? In Shanghai.
NPR Weekend Edition, Aug. 6, 2023
(audio & digital)
Refugees fled to the international port city because it didn’t require a visa to enter. An exhibit shows how they survived the war in cramped, squalid conditions.
This Artist Stayed Figurative When Art Went Abstract
NPR Weekend Edition, Jan. 1, 2023
(audio & digital)
In the 1950s, Jonah Kinigstein was on the verge of making it big as a painter. But then, as a result of changing tastes in the art world, he fell into obscurity. Now, he’s getting some recognition–at the age of 99.
Fires from Exploding E-Bike Fires Multiply in NYC — Sometimes Fatally
NPR Weekend Edition, Oct. 30, 2022
(audio & digital)
Four times a week on average, an e-bike or e-scooter battery catches fire in New York City. And when they fail, the city’s fire marshal says, ‘they fail like a blowtorch.’
This Artist Gets Up to Her Neck in Water to Spread Awareness of Climate Change
NPR Morning Edition, Sept. 9, 2022
(audio & digital)
Multimedia artist Sarah Cameron Sunde stands for hours along the ocean’s edge and lets the tide rise up around her body–a metaphor for sea-level rise.
Why NY and NJ Voters Have So Little Influence in the Presidential Primaries
Gothamist, Jan. 27, 2020
(digital)
By scheduling their primaries late in the season, party leaders get extra seats at the summer conventions but rob their members of a chance to weigh in on candidates.
The Beginnings of the Anti-Gentrification Movement
CityLab Nov. 12, 2019
(book excerpt)
In the mid-1970s, activists lobbied the government to take action to preserve affordable housing in gentrifying neighborhoods. What would have happened if politicians had listened?
When Gentrification Came to Greenpoint
City Limits Nov. 8, 2019
(book excerpt)
A landlord tried to force out tenants through noisy construction and outright vandalism in order to hike up the rents. The tenants fought back.
WNYC Radio, July-October, 2016
(audio, digital, live event)
A multi-media collaboration between WNYC, researchers, other news outlets and a community organization on the dangers of extreme heat for residents without air conditioning. Won a national and regional Edward R. Murrow Award.
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