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How Crime Rates In New York City Reached Record Lows RAY SUAREZ, HOST: Not long ago, New York City in movies and TV shows, in music and in the popular imagination, was a dangerous, chaotic and disorderly place. The number of murders in New York peake
New York State Approves Same-Sex Marriage New York has legalized same sex marriage, making it the sixth U.S state to do so. Gay rights advocates call the vote a major victory in their quest for equality. The New York State Senate approved the legisla
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By Paige Kollock New York City 17 September 2007 In New York City, taxis are as ubiquitous as New Yorkers themselves. Morning, noon and night, New York streets are filled with a sea of yellow cabs, and the sound of their horns honking can be heard fr
By Victoria Cavaliere Washington 13 June 2007 A deadly, fast-spreading virus is affecting freshwater fish in several lakes in New York state. In the past, the fish virus had a catastrophic impact on fish populations in Europe, Japan, and the U.S. Pac
By Carolyn Weaver New York City 06 February 2008 Senator Hillary Clinton, as many expected, won her chosen home state of New York's Democratic presidential primary Tuesday. But she was tested by Senator Barack Obama of Illinois. Media reports say ex
By Jim Malone Washington 21 June 2007 New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg caused a political stir this week with his decision to leave the Republican Party to become an unaffiliated independent. Bloomberg's move has fueled speculation that he might
By Nathan King New York City 23 January 2008 The assassination last monthof former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto shocked people around the world, including Pakistanis living in the United States. The largest concentration is in an area of B
New York state and city officials say painful spending cuts are necessary to cope with a massive budget shortfall following the collapse of several major banks on Wall Street. Victoria Cavaliere reports that New York's governor has asked the federal
Artists Preview London Cultural Olympiad in New York Participating artists and journalists gathered Wednesday at New Yorks Gramercy Park Hotel to talk about the event. Festival director Ruth Mackenzie said 25,000 artists, representing all 204 countri
New York Gallery Displays Modern Middle Eastern Calligraphy Middle Eastern calligraphy on display at a New York City art gallery is being touted as a vehicle for dialogue between the Middle East, including Iran, and the West. The works of art are rec
New York City's Post-Sandy Cleanup Crawling In the aftermath of superstorm Sandy, New York city is dealing with water in tunnels, electrical conduits, and in the basements of major financial institutions. On Tuesday, the Brooklyn Bridge was covered w
New York City Faces Epidemic of Working Hungry NEW YORK It's Christmastime at the South Bronx apartment of Jose and Oleyda Gutierrez. While their spirits are high, their food budget is low. The household's sole income producer, Jose works at a restau
KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: New York's Times Square has been called the crossroads of the world. A new tourist attraction there displays much of the world under one roof. Models of Asia, Africa, Europe and the Americas populated by tiny model humans, moving
Financial dealings, investment issues, and money and banking matters often seem complicated and confusing. But the Museum of American Finance, which reopened its doors this week in the heart of Manhattan's financial district, wants to show the public
By Barbara Schoetzau New York 16 May 2006 The Gilbert Court, in New York's Pierpont Morgan Library One of New York's great cultural treasures has reopened after a three-year renovation. The Morgan Lib
By Paige Kollock New York City 29 October 2007 With 43 million visitors last year, New York City is a destination that needs no promotion. But the city of over-achievers is not satisfied with the status quo. It wants to attract 50 million tourists by
By Barbara Schoetzau New York 02 May 2006 Foreign graduate students at U.S. universities recently visited New York's public schools to experience the diversity and range of the city's so-called
By Barbara Schoetzau New York 12 March 2008 New York Governor Eliot Spitzer has resigned following a sex scandal that rocked the state and stunned political observers across the country. From VOA's New York Bureau, correspondent Barbara Schoetzau rep
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Here in the United States, some prison guards are defending the use of solitary confinement. It's been controversial for centuries. As long ago as 1824, the Marquis de Lafayette, hero of the American Revolution, was shocked to le