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Disability Pride Parade Tomorrow in New York City is First One Ever
At noon on Sunday, July 12, New York City’s first ever Disability Pride parade will commence at Madison Square Park, traveling down Broadway to Union...
24 New York City Schools Set for Solar Panels
New York City Mayor de Blasio announced today the funding of 24 installations as part of the administration’s new green buildings plan, tripling the...
New York City Will Use Pizza Crusts To Heat Homes
A new pilot project at a Brooklyn wastewater treatment plant will use discarded food scraps to generate biogas, keep New Yorkers warm, and reduce...
Fewest Murders Ever Recorded In New York City in 2013
New York City had fewer murders in 2013 than any year in its recorded history, according to a statement from the mayor's office, which...
New York City Pay Phones Get 21st Century Makeover
You can still see more than 10,000 coin-operated phones around New York City today. What seems a relic of the past in this age...
2012 New York City Murder Rate at Historic Low, Is Even Lower Than It Looks
The number of New York City homicide deaths this year, already plummeting to historic lows, is actually lower than police statistics show.
That's because of...
Town Full of Katrina Survivors Sends Love and Money to New York City Firefighters
Hundreds of South Mississippians stood in line at the Biloxi Town Green where more than 1,500 lunches were served and more than 500 pounds...
New York City has Solar, Wind Power Plans for Landfill Site
A New York City site once known for the size of its garbage heaps will be home to alternative energy sources that could power...
88 Street Pianos Pop-up in Parks, Plazas Around New York City
Yesterday marked the opening of the summer season of free concerts in NYC, and the arrival of 88 pianos — hand painted by local...
Biodiesel Heating Fuel Soon to Be the Norm in New York City
Mayor Bloomberg signed a bill last month that calls for all heating oil used in New York City to contain 2 percent biodiesel by...
New York City Crime Plummets Mystifying Criminologists
Crime in New York City is going down -- way down. The city is heading toward its lowest number of murders in almost...
4 Precincts in New York City Murder Free For Whole Year
Four precincts in New York City ended 2008 with zero homicides. Police chiefs in the West Village, Bayside in Queens, Bay Ridge in Brooklyn,...
Who Says New York City is Cold and Impersonal?
Who Says New York City is Cold and Impersonal?
"On a recent visit, my husband and I were standing in the TKTS line (to buy...
Good News in History, November 13
97 years ago today, the Holland Tunnel opened connecting New York and New Jersey under the Hudson River. Consisting of two tubes and made...
Good News in History, November 7
Happy Birthday to Joni Mitchell who turns 80 today. The Canadian singer-songwriter and painter is one of the most influential female musicians of the...
Good News in History, November 5
555 years ago, Guru Nanak, the spiritual teacher and founder of Sikhism, was born. A poet, mystic, philosopher, and singer, Guru Nanak’s philosophy centered on...
Good News in History, November 3
119 years ago today, the prolific African-American painter Lois Mailou Jones was born. With her best works exhibited in a half-dozen fine arts museums...
Good News in History, October 29
101 years ago today, Turkey (Turkiye) declared itself an independent republic, signaling the end of the Ottoman Empire and the election of Mustapha Kemal...
New York Hits Solar Energy Goals a Year Ahead of Schedule Adding Enough to Power a Million Homes
The state of New York recently met its goal of installing 6 gigawatts of solar power one year ahead of schedule.
Outlined in a 2019...
Good News in History, October 28
62 years ago today, the whole world breathed a sigh of relief as the Cuban Missile Crisis ended with Soviet Union leader Nikita Khrushchev...