East Brooklyn Churches typically work behind the scenes. But they've made headlines by forcing candidates to provide detailed housing, school and policing proposals.
MetroFocus looks at different approaches to saving failing schools. Cuban blogger Yoani Sánchez talks to Rafael Pi Roman in one of her few interviews in the United States.VIDEO
In a new book, award-winning journalist Dan Fagin writes about the legacy of Toms River and lessons learned about the relationship between cancer and the environment.VIDEO
With 2,000 cases rolling in every day and 11,000 families losing their housing last year, a survey found that tenants are at a stark disadvantage in Bronx Housing Court.
Mayoral frontrunners skipped a recent forum in the South Bronx neighborhood.
MetroFocus reports on the debate over raising the minimum wage, we talk about our Five Borough Ballot reporting project on the mayoral election, some famous cheesecake by upstate nuns, and much more...VIDEO
Hurricane Sandy pancaked homes and toppled trees as it spiraled up the East Coast, but it also brought something that only eager New York City birdwatchers were anticipating.VIDEO
See what's coming up on MetroFocus this week: The minimum wage debate, our Five Borough Ballot reporting project with City & State and City Limits, New Jersey students lend their Spring Breaks after Sandy, and more.VIDEO
The dispute between a South Bronx landlord and a radical arts collective has become a rallying cry for supporters of the group.
An interactive map tracks 20 years of data on poverty and minimum wage in the US.
