Kathleen Horan

The New York Liberty is on a nine-game winning streak. Fans at Madison Square Garden last night partied as their team squashed the Indiana Fever 78-57. That put the WNBA team half a game from first in the Eastern Conference -- and a far cry from its lackluster performance in recent seasons.

The WNBA New York Liberty basketball team is a half game out of first place after beating the Eastern Conference leading Indiana Fever 78-57 Tuesday night.

All this summer, we've been catching up with the five keepers of the city’s past, the historians in charge of studying and preserving the stories of New York’s neighborhoods, all for no pay. This week, in our final installment, WNYC's Kathleen Horan catches up with Manhattan Borough Historian Michael Miscione on the Upper East Side.

All this summer, we've been catching up with the five keepers of the city’s past, the borough historians, who are in charge of studying and preserving the stories of New York’s neighborhoods, and all for no pay. This week, in our fourth installment, WNYC's Kathleen Horan takes the ferry to Staten Island.

All this summer, we've been catching up with the five keepers of the city’s past, the borough historians, who are in charge of studying and preserving the stories of New York’s neighborhoods, and all for no pay. This week, in our fourth installment, WNYC's Kathleen Horan takes the ferry to Staten Island.

Here's a way to get to know your city: Ask the borough historian. All this summer, we've been catching up with the five men in charge of preserving and studying New York neighborhoods. This week, WNYC's Kathleen Horan takes us to the Bronx.

Here's a way to get to know your city: Ask the borough historian. All this summer, we've been catching up with the five men in charge of preserving and studying New York neighborhoods. This week, WNYC's Kathleen Horan takes us to the Bronx.

They promote landmark preservation, give tours and track down hundred-year-old documents. Their positions are mandated by state law...  but they don't make a penny for their work. They're the five city historians -- one for each borough. This summer, we'll be meeting them and finding out secret knowledge about their respective 'hoods.

Brooklyn Borough Historian Ron Schweiger has been training all his life for this position.

They promote landmark preservation, give tours and track down hundred-year-old documents. Their positions are mandated by state law...  but they don't make a penny for their work. They're the five city historians -- one for each borough. This summer, we'll be meeting them and finding out secret knowledge about their respective 'hoods.

Brooklyn Borough Historian Ron Schweiger has been training all his life for this position.

In a little over two weeks, 11 people have been shot in Brownsville, Brooklyn, including a 15-year-old boy named Tyquan Jamison. He died from a single bullet wound last Monday. WNYC's Kathleen Horan visited the East New York community where, for many, living with the threat of violence has become a way of life.

Family, friends and neighbors held a candelight vigil Wednesday night for a 15-year-old boy who was shot and killed Monday near his home in Brownsville, Brooklyn.  It was the eleventh shooting in that area in just over two weeks.

They give lectures and tours and help New Yorkers learn about their neighborhoods. Their positions are mandated by state law...but they don't make a penny for the job. They're the five city historians, one for each borough. This summer, we'll be meeting them and finding out some of the secret knowledge about their respective 'hoods.

They give lectures and tours and help New Yorkers learn about their neighborhoods. Their positions are mandated by state law...but they don't make a penny for the job. They're the five city historians, one for each borough. This summer, we'll be meeting them and finding out some of the secret knowledge about their respective 'hoods.

Spain beat the Netherlands in the finals of the World Cup, 1-0, on Sunday in the last few minutes of additional time. Spanish expatriots all over the city celebrated the World Cup victory, which was a first for Spain.

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The Iroquois invented lacrosse, but their team might not travel to England for the sport's world championship because of a dispute over the validity of their passports.

The 23 players have passports issued by the Iroquois Confederacy, a group of six Indian nations that stretches from ...

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Transgendered people will now have an easier time changing the gender classification on their passports.

Under new State Department rules, people seeking to update their passports will no longer have to have had sexual reassignment surgery, but can show a doctor's note verifying they're receiving treatment ...

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Kids looking for work while they're on break from school will be facing tough odds as they look for summer jobs. Youth unemployment in the city is four times higher than the overall jobless rate.

Even though prospects are better than they were at the height ...

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Only two same-sex couples came out to say "I domestic partner you" on the first day that the city offered its new civil commitment ceremony.

Richard Hawkins and Stanley Young, partners of nearly two years, filed for a 35-dollar domestic partnership certificate on Thursday, but like ...

On the banks of the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn, many enjoyed an alternative to the traditional Memorial Day barbecue at the second annual 'Parked,' a food cart festival. About a dozen gourmet food vendors assembled at The Yard, an industrial-looking outdoor event space, where vendors sold everything from pizza ...

Coney Island's new amusement park opens this weekend.