Jul 9th, 2007 · City officials say that in an era of bottled water, a lot of New Yorkers don't appreciate how good their municipal water is. So they've recently launched a campaign to get people to rediscover the benefits of tap water.
May 22nd, 2007 · The music of Don Witter Jr. is the daily soundtrack for scores of New Yorkers who pass through the city's subway system. For Witter, it's proven to be a labor of love. NPR member station WNYC serves up this week's Heard on The Street.
Feb 7th, 2007 · In 1741, Manhattan's white elite lived in constant fear of a race revolt. When the homes of several prominent New Yorkers mysteriously burned, nearly half of Manhattan's male slaves were jailed, and dozens had been hanged or burned alive. Author Mat Johnson recounts the tragic events of 1741 in his book The Great Negro Plot.
Feb 2nd, 2007 · A New York City councilman is introducing a resolution calling for New Yorkers to stop using the so-called "N word."
Jan 11th, 2007 · Coral reefs may all smell the same to humans. But to some fish, reefs' smells have distinct qualities -- even when they're several hundred miles away. A new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences argues that some reef fish use smelly ocean currents like New Yorkers use their subway lines -- as the quickest way home.
Dec 21st, 2006 · Every year hundreds of thousands of firs are brought to Manhattan so New Yorkers can have a proper Christmas tree. Commission sellers come from many points: Quebec, Sweden, North Carolina and Alaska.
Nov 21st, 2006 · New public bathrooms have opened in Times Square, to the relief of New Yorkers and holiday tourists. They're free, they have waiting rooms with a TV and a fireplace and they have 30 workers on clean-up detail. The rest rooms are sponsored by the toilet-paper company Charmin and will stay open until New Year's Eve.
Oct 27th, 2006 · They say nothing can rattle a New Yorker -- but one man claims to know the city's deepest fears. In building a haunted house meant to scare the pants off visitors, an off-Broadway producer polled New Yorkers about what they fear the most.