Laura Silver appears in the following:
The Delicious Knish
Friday, August 29, 2014
The Delicious Knish
Wednesday, June 25, 2014
A worldwide journey in search of the origins of the knish, from Brooklyn to Poland and back again.
Population growth throws energy conservation a curveball
Friday, February 06, 2009
Former Guantanamo inmates shown in al-Qaida video
Monday, January 26, 2009
The President's shout-out to "nonbelievers"
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Language politics in Nashville
Thursday, January 22, 2009
In Brooklyn, Steam and Whistles Usher in 2009
Thursday, January 01, 2009
New York, NY —
It's not just about dropping crystal balls and confetti. On the Clinton Hill campus of Pratt Institute, a few hundred revelers gathered last night for a once-a-year cacophony: factory whistles, steam whistles, ship's whistles, and few the school's chief engineer made himself. Conrad Milster has ...
A Yuletide Tradition: Dim Sum
Friday, December 26, 2008
New York, NY —
Even for those who don't celebrate Christmas, yesterday was a chance to observe some other time-honored traditions - like enjoying a meal at a boisterous Chinatown restaurant.
Kim Newman, of Brooklyn, says she's been doing just that for several decades.
NEWMAN: There was nothing ever open on ...
The Christmas Tradition of Volunteering
Thursday, December 25, 2008
New York, NY —
REPORTER: Not everyone was rushing to open their presents first thing this morning.
Volunteers at the Soho nonprofit Gods Love We Deliver started cooking at 4 am. Now another crew is helping to distribute more than 2,000 meals to people with serious illnesses in the New ...
McCain vs. Obama, Round Two: A Grand Ol' Town Hall debate in Nashville
Tuesday, October 07, 2008
Audio timeline: An anthrax scare in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks
Monday, August 04, 2008
Anthrax timeline:
Late September, 2001First signs
Envelopes containing threatening letters and a grainy brown substance arrive in the offices of ABC, CBS, NBC, and the New York Post.
October 5th, 2001
A fatality
Robert Stevens, a photo editor for the Florida-based ...
Officials Look to Quell Crown Heights Tension
Thursday, May 22, 2008
New York, NY —
Black and Jewish officials are standing together to fight the recent spike in Crown Heights violence.
State Assemblyman Dov Hikind says the six-month-old Black-Jewish alliance of politicians is alarmed by bias crimes, up 20 percent from this time last year.
Brooklyn borough president Marty Markowitz says elected ...
Campaign Promotes Baby Sleep Safety
Friday, May 09, 2008
New York, NY —
Babies Sleep Safest Alone - that's the message of a new public education campaign.The city's Administration for Childrens Services says 11 babies have died of suffocation this year. Commissioner John Mattingly says all of those deaths could have been prevented.
MATTINGLY: Sharing a bed with ...
City At Risk for Major Flooding
Wednesday, May 07, 2008
New York, NY —
A Katrina-sized hurricane could put the city out of commission.
That's what scientists and infrastructure experts told the City Council's Infrastructure Task Force yesterday.
The city's Office of Long Term Planning says it's working on a strategic plan and reaching out to vulnerable communities. Deputy Director Ariella ...
City Schools Slacking on Phys Ed Requirements
Monday, May 05, 2008
New York, NY —
Third graders in New York City's public school system are supposed to have gym class every day. But only 4 percent of them get to run around as part of the school day. This according to a report by the city's public advocate.
Betsy Gotbaum's office ...
Water Rate Hike Proposed
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
New York, NY —
The city's Water Board is proposing an $8-a-month increase in costs, the biggest spike in 16 years, to go into effect next month. But some city council members say it's not right to move that quickly.
REPORTER: Brooklyn Councilman Simcha Felder says he supports putting liens ...
National Library Week Makes Noise at City Hall
Thursday, April 17, 2008
New York, NY —
A City Hall celebration for National Library Week was anything but quiet.
Staff members from libraries around the city, set-up tables in City Hall Park and invited passersby to sign up for library cards... and a band of Brooklyn librarians called "Lost in the Stacks" entertained ...
Jewish Children Plan to Welcome Pope
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
New York, NY —
When the Pope arrives in New York on Friday, he'll make an historic visit to an Upper East Side synagogue. Children there, in the Park East Day School, are practicing songs in Hebrew to welcome the pontiff.
REPORTER: 10-year-old Jonathan Czyzyk says his favorite is the ...
Top Judge Sues for Pay Hike
Friday, April 11, 2008
New York, NY —
New York's chief judge has sued the state because she and her colleagues haven't had a pay raise in 10 years.Judith Kaye's attorney, Bernard Nussbaum, says New York's refusal to grant annual cost-of-living increases to judges has widespread effects on morale.
NUSSBAUM: It's no good ...