Hindu rituals and environmental concerns clash at Jamaica BayBy CLAUDIA BRACHOLDT & MADHURA KARNIK
Richard Prasad knelt bare-footed in the grey sand on the beach. It was a Sunday morning. Prasad, 46, and his friend had been trying…
Homeless man finds a home in once neglected Coney Island CreekBy CARLA ASTUDILLO
Isidoro Hernandez lives in a plot of land hidden deep among overgrown trees and brush by the Coney Island creek. His roof is a brown tarp held…
City Island gains spot on the map, but fights to retain identityBy JACKIE SNOW & LINDSAY ARMSTRONG
One day in 2006, Paul Klein was riding the A train when he noticed that the subway map didn’t include City Island.
According to…
City, private partners grapple with cultural swim safety problemsBy KEN CHRISTENSEN & TRISTAN HALLMAN
On a warm summer night, Crystal Reyes and a group of five friends decided they would cool off the next day by taking a…
Protected: As government cleanup drags, a homegrown cleanup thrives