This year is the 60th anniversary of the Berlin Airlift, the 15-month operation that flew food and coal into Berlin during the Soviet blockade in 1948. Worldfocus.org reported from Teterboro, New Jersey during one of the celebrations–the German gov’t saluted the veterans who flew in 2.3 million tons of supplies. Watch.
For some veterans it takes years before they choose to speak about their war experiences. And some veterans never do. What happens when veterans finally share their stories? How does it feel to be heard? And how are we, as listeners, affected?
Besides the suit, bowler, and crown, Drawing Babar: Early Drafts and Watercolors, the new exhibition at the Morgan Library, showcases the complexities and richness that have forged Babar the Elephant into a memorably poignant character. Read more…
NY Voices examines how the downfall of major financial powerhouses will affect the city’s economy. The special also takes a personal look at the hardships in Queens, where the subprime mortgage crisis hit hardest in the city. Watch now…
Upcoming documentary The Bungalows of Rockaway, delves into the rich history of the bungalows on the Rockaway Peninsula in Queens, NY, over the past 100 years. Co-producers Jennifer Callahan and Elizabeth Logan Harris discuss their upcoming documentary for Thirteen Forum.
The Met Museum’s exhibition, Giorgio Morandi, 1890-1964, is like a primer on how to appreciate painting. It’s also the first comprehensive retrospective on the artist in this country, unbelievably. Read more…
This Sunday, the final game will be played at Queens’ Shea Stadium before its primary resident, the New York Mets, move about fifty feet away to their new ballpark — Citi Field — opening in 2009.
While Shea can’t lay claim to the decades of storied history of its fellow ballpark in the Bronx, it has [...]
Every year there are rumors that Coney Island is about to die, and every year the amusement park gets a reprieve. This time, with the closure of Astroland, things look grim. For now, Coney’s indomitable spirit lives on at the Coney Island Film Festival. Learn about the event…
The NYC Teaching Fellows program is designed to provide a steady influx of qualified teachers to NYC’s desperately underserved school systems. Learn more about the program’s failures, successes, problems and challenges…
Sunday, September 21, 2008 — The Yankees will take the field at baseball’s cathedral for the last time. Before the turnstiles lock forever, take a tour of the legendary stadium with David Hartman and historian Barry Lewis.
