Essay: Sharpe James Convicted
Rutgers-Newark students react to former Newark Mayor Sharpe James' conviction on federal fraud charges.
Report: Three Decades of Music
On Bloomfield Avenue, a music store thrives by offering Latin music and more.
Essay: Exploring New York’s Past and Present
"Pete Hamill's memoir will guide you through the city as he reveals riveting history and shares his personal life in downtown New York City."
Poetry & Short Stories: One night, adrift, at a bar in Queens
We spent that night passing through dreams...
Poetry & Short Stories: Broad Street Station, 7:24
Light, color and grace in a Newark train station.
Report: A Faith that Inspires
On Bloomfield Avenue, the faith of Marta Gonzalez brightens a rainy day.
Report: Learning from Fellow Students
At Rutgers-Newark, a student's life is changed by her classmates.
Report: "You Got It, Sweetie"
A waitress in a Newark diner balances hard work, quick talk, and a good ear.
Report: The Naked Truth
A Russian woman finds money, independence and mixed emotions working in a Staten Island strip club.
Report: In Alzheimer's, a Double Burden
Loss of memory becomes a great weight for a mother and a daughter.
Report: Writings on the Wall
On the brink of a night of tagging, a graffiti artist is arrested.
Report: Numbering Her Days
"I had a hard life, but I never gave up," says Muriel Davis, 94. "I kept the faith because I knew life wasn't easy. But I can say I made it. I know one day I'll have sunshine and one day I'll have rain, hail and snow, but I have to cope with it and keep on keeping on because tomorrow there may be sun."
Report: Yearning to Breathe in Columbus Park
For over a century, immigrants have found fresh air and more in New York's Columbus Park.
Report: What the Commuter Does Not See
In Newark's Penn Station, works of art are hidden in plain sight.
Report: A Link to the Dominican Republic
Mudanzas La Nacional ships everything from food to cars to the Dominican Republic.
Essay: A Patient’s Perspective on Illness
A student's time with a doctor teaches him about being a patient.
Essay: What Kept Him Alive?
The story of a niece, a family and drug addiction.
Essay: Vets @ Fox--My Reflections
The daughter of a veteran marches on the News Corporation building to confront Bill O'Reilly about his claim that he cannot find any homeless veterans.
Report: A Lifetime of Changes
When Jerry Russo immigrated to Newark in 1957, Bloomfield Avenue was an Italian neighborhood. Today, many of the people on the street are Latinos.
Report: "Not As Bad as I Thought"
A biology major at Rutgers-Newark considers the lessons learned by going to college in a city.
Report: From Haiti to Rahway to Newark
At Rutgers-Newark, a student learns inside and outside the classroom.
Report: "Look! They're Going Into the School!"
In 1957, in Little Rock, Ark., Relman Morin of the Associated Press witnessed a giant step in the struggle against racism.
Report: A Female Soldier's Journey Through the Seasons in Iraq
A woman from Ohio serving in the U.S. Army patrols the streets of Baghdad and observes the holidays that she remember from home.
Report: A Times Square Ballet
On a thoroughly modern corner in Manhattan, an age-old ritual is played out.
Essay: The Follow-up
"The truth is often embarrassing, so I am ashamed to admit that I almost didn't want to make eye contact with the towering, dark, long-haired figure before me outside a hotel on an empty Newark street near the New Jersey Performing Arts Center."
Poetry & Short Stories: Independence Park
A poet recalls her grandfather and his buddies, his rapazes, playing the game of malhas on Sunday afternoons in the Ironbound.
Photo Essay: Hindu Devotions, Metropolitan Homes
Photographs from New Jersey and New York overturn the image of Indian religious practices as ancient rituals apart from the contemporary world.
Video: Newark Art Supply
A new business opens in the city of Newark, NJ.
Report: A Journalist Who Made a Difference About AIDS
The reporter Randy Shilts broke the silence and told the truth about AIDS.
Report: Remembering and Forgetting
After you help a loved one through a fatal illness, what do you remember?
Report: An Interrupted Journey
A journey from Peru to the United States is broken by deportation, interrogation and jail.
Report: Newark and Its Gateway Complex
The story of Newark's Gateway Center illuminates the weight of the past in the city's present.
Report: Visible Dignity--The Photography of Helen M. Stummer
Helen M. Stummer sees the dignity of poor people struggling to survive.
