NY City Lens illuminates the rich and varied life of New York City—borough by borough, neighborhood by neighborhood, one good story at a time. It is produced by students at Columbia University’s ...

When Joe Usatch was a Boy Scout, he didn’t want to shoot. His parents had strong anti-gun views and raised him the same way. When Usatch’s troop from Merrick, New York went to the rifle range at Camp ...

New York City has some of the toughest gun laws in the country. Residents are required to get a permit to purchase and own a gun, and all buyers – whether they shop at a store or arrange a private ...

The city didn't even have a sanitation department until 1880. Here's a look at how New Yorkers have dealt with garbage through history.

NY City Lens illuminates the rich and varied life of New York City—borough by borough, neighborhood by neighborhood, one good story at a time. It is produced by students at Columbia University’s ...

Christine Park remembers him well. He was in his early 20s and seemed too young to be in the hospital for a gunshot wound. But that’s not what stood out to her most about this patient. What stood out ...