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Strength of a Woman Festival & Summit: What to know before you go
This Mother’s Day Weekend, the Strength of a Woman Festival and Summit is slated to bring inspiring programming and incredible nights of music and entertainment, featuring a host of special performances and panels on everything from mental health to financial literacy.
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Harlem Festival of Culture: What to know before you go
A modern version of the original 1969 festival, featured in Quest Love’s Oscar-winning documentary “Summer of Soul,” is coming to NYC. The Harlem Festival of Culture will feature some of the biggest names in Hip-Hop and R&B, including concert performances from Wyclef Jean, Bell Biv Devoe and Harlem native Doug E. Fresh.
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Researching life among death: The monk parakeets that call Green-Wood Cemetery home
A group of green monk parakeets sits nestled at the top of Green-Wood Cemetery’s 19th century gothic arched entrance. However, there is a chance you can hear them before you seem them. How vocal are these colorful birds? Just ask tourist Tim Ozog, who was visiting the Brooklyn cemetery with his wife Carol Summers. “I have hearing aids, so,...
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Researching life among death at Green-Wood Cemetery
New research is happening at Green-Wood’s 478-acre cemetery to document a thriving monk parakeet community living among the dead. NBC New York’s Kay Angrum reports.
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Positively Black: Inside The Free Black Women's Library
A unique library in Brooklyn is rapidly expanding. NBC New York’s Kay Angrum reports.
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This Artist Created a Powerful Message Across From the UN
“Some people say New Yorkers are rude, but I haven’t experienced it.” Benny Cruz is grateful for a lot of things and New York City is one of them. It’s where his artwork first took off after years of trying to find success back home in Sweden. Now, the city is his canvas. As an interdisciplinary artist, Cruz works...
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This Artist Created a Powerful Message Across From the UN
Benny Cruz, known for his “Gratitude” series of New York City maps, shares the story behind his latest project.
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This Neighborhood Wants to Compost Your Dog Poop
There is nothing glamorous about picking up dog poop. But, as dog owners, we do it anyway, because our four-legged friends can’t do it themselves — and put simply: it’s the right thing to do. In Battery Park City, how you dispose of your dog’s stool is just as important as getting it done. The Battery Park City Dog...
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Inside Battery Park City's Dog Waste Composting Program
Battery Park City runs a successful dog waste composting program open to all New Yorkers and their pups. (Video produced by Kay Angrum)
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You Can't Smoke Weed in City Parks. This Group Wants to Change That.
If you’ve walked through any city park on a nice spring day, chances are you’ve smelled it. New York City has a lot of interesting smells, but for the purpose of this article, we’re talking about cannabis. Marijuana and the people who smoke pot in and around city parks have been a common sight long before New York legalized...
