PBS
Getting a concealed gun permit in NYC remains a challenge despite Supreme Court ruling
In 2022, the Supreme Court struck down a century-old law in New York restricting who could carry a concealed gun. The landmark ruling was seen by Second Amendment supporters as a huge victory and by gun control advocates as opening the...
SciShow
7 New Species Discovered in Cities
Scientists are discovering new species at the bottom of the ocean and deep in the rainforest, but there are also plenty of new animals being discovered in cities around the world!
SciShow
6 Construction Failures, and What We Learned From Them
Things can go wrong in scientific experiments sometimes, but when it comes to engineering, getting things wrong can be disastrous.
Crash Course
The Birth of Off Broadway: Crash Course Theater #47
By the middle of the 20th century, the epicenter of American theater, the Broadway theater district in New York, was getting to be a pretty staid and commercial place. There was a lot of money to be made from prestige plays and dancing...
Crash Course
Little Theater and American Avant Garde: Crash Course Theater #40
In the early 20th century United States, big melodramatic productions were on Broadway, and everywhere across the country. Which inevitably led to an Avant-Garde backlash. An interesting part of the backlash was Little Theater, a...
Crash Course
Broadway, Seriously: Crash Course Theater #46
We're going to Broadway, everybody, and it's not going to be that fun. In fact, it's going to be a very serious experience with lots of powerful social commentary and indictments of life in America in the 1950s. So be prepared to look at...
PBS
House Democrats In Trump Districts Tread Delicately On Impeachment
Only seven of the 235 House Democrats have not articulated support for the impeachment inquiry. Each represents a district President Trump won in 2016. John Yang traveled to upstate New York to find out what constituents are saying to...
Associated Press
Pitino: "NCAA Cannot Rewrite History
Former Louisville head basketball coach Rick Pitino says the NCAA "cannot rewrite history." The NCAA ruled yesterday to uphold sanctions against the Cardinal men's basketball program because of a sex scandal stemming from a former...
Associated Press
US officials: strong culprit in vaping illnesses
US health officials announced a breakthrough Friday into the cause of a mysterious outbreak of vaping illnesses, reporting they have a "very strong culprit."
Associated Press
US officials: strong culprit in vaping illnesses
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Associated Press
Dozens of bodies found in trucks at NY funeral home
Police were called to a Brooklyn funeral home Wednesday after it resorted to storing dozens of bodies on ice in rented trucks.
TED Talks
TED: Why open a school? To close a prison | Nadia Lopez
Our kids are our future, and it's crucial they believe it themselves. That's why Nadia Lopez opened an academic oasis in Brownsville, Brooklyn, one of the most underserved and violent neighborhoods in New York -- because she believes in...
TED Talks
Ben Katchor: Comics of bygone New York
In this captivating talk from the TED archive, cartoonist Ben Katchor reads from his comic strips. These perceptive, surreal stories find the profound hopes and foibles of history (and modern New York) preserved in objects like light...
TED Talks
David Rockwell: A memorial at Ground Zero
In this emotionally charged conversation with journalist Kurt Andersen, designer David Rockwell discusses the process of building a viewing platform at Ground Zero shortly after 9/11.
Crash Course Kids
Big Changes in the Big Apple
Did you know that all living things change their environments? It's true. Beavers, deer, worms, and humans all change their environments. It just so happens that humans change our environments in big, obvious ways. In this episode,...
TED Talks
Ben Wellington: How we found the worst place to park in New York City -- using big data
City agencies have access to a wealth of data and statistics reflecting every part of urban life. But as data analyst Ben Wellington suggests in this entertaining talk, sometimes they just don't know what to do with it. He shows how a...
TED Talks
Dan Barasch: A park underneath the hustle and bustle of New York City
Dan Barasch and James Ramsey have a crazy plan — to create a park, filled with greenery, underneath New York City. The two are developing the Lowline, an underground greenspace the size of a football field. They're building it in a...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Epic Engineering: Building the Brooklyn Bridge | Alex Gendler
In the mid-19th century, suspension bridges were collapsing all across Europe. Their industrial cables frayed and snapped under the weight of their decks. So when German American engineer John Roebling proposed building the largest and...
Curated Video
Karl-Anthony Towns on John Calipari’s System and How It Prepares Players for the NBA
New ReviewKarl-Anthony Towns explains what it was like playing for Coach John Calipari at Kentucky, how their coaching staff build NBA ready talent, and more Boardroom's new episode of Network with Rich Kleiman
Curated Video
Karl-Anthony Towns talks building foundation with new Knicks coach Mike Brown
New ReviewBefore talking X’s and O’s, Karl-Anthony Towns and new New York Knicks head coach Mike Brown focused on building a foundation off the court — one rooted in connection and understanding. Hear more in this episode of Network with Rich...
Curated Video
Steve Cohen, Juan Soto, and the New York Mets’ $342 Million Collapse
New ReviewWith a $342 million payroll, elite talent, and a midseason peak as the best team in baseball, the Mets seemed built for October. But pitching breakdowns, defensive lapses, and an inability to win close games told a different story....
The Daily Conversation
TRUMP IS WRONG: The USA Is ALREADY Great! (A Data-Driven Analysis)
New ReviewBy nearly every metric, Donald Trump's vision is wrong, the United States of America is already great. This data-driven analysis shows why.
The Daily Conversation
The Most & Least Religious States in America
New ReviewAmerica's ten most (and least) religious states, compared.
The Daily Conversation
The History of US Presidential Elections (1964-2016)
New ReviewA quick look at the electoral results and circumstances of every US presidential election since 1964.