Stephen Nessen appears in the following:
NJ Man One of Two in 5.9 Million to Nail NCAA Brackets on ESPN.com
Monday, March 28, 2011
Joe Pearlman of New Brunswick, New Jersey, had never ventured into the heavily competitive world of online NCAA brackets before this year — but it has paid off grandly.
Hundreds Gather for Triangle Shirtwaist Centennial
Friday, March 25, 2011
Family Keeps Memory of Hero Triangle Fire Elevator Operator Alive
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Some Flight Attendants Express Concern Flying Into Japan
Thursday, March 17, 2011
As the uncertainty about Japan's nuclear power plant continues, the largest flight attendants union says some of their members' families are pressuring them to avoid flying to Japan.
'Almost No Risk' of Japan Nuclear Material Reaching New York, Expert Says
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Though many stores in New York have sold out their stock of iodine tablets, an expert said there is little chance radiation from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan will reach New York.
Bloomberg Rips Cabbies Who Refuse to Accept Riders
Wednesday, March 09, 2011
The city is further cracking down on taxis that refuse to drive outside of Manhattan with a proposal for steeper fines and possibly revoking the license of repeat offenders. Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Wednesday said such "geographic discrimination" is unacceptable and on the rise.
Ride Shotgun With an Electric Car Test Driver
Tuesday, March 01, 2011
What is it like to be an early adopter of electric vehicles? President Barack Obama set a goal of having 1 million electric vehicles on the road by 2015 in his State of the Union, but today there are only a few hundred Americans driving electrics. Last November an attorney from White Plains traded his speedy Camaro in for a chance to be a test driver for the Chevrolet Volt, an electric car that he has used to commute 14 miles from his home to West Nyack.
WNYC's Ilya Marritz caught up the test driver to find out how it went.
Snapshot | Union Square: Italians Celebrate 'Day of Slow Living,' 11:33 a.m.
Monday, February 28, 2011
During a break in the morning's rain, these three Italians did a slow-motion, choreographed walk around Union Square in honor of what they say is the "Global Day of slow living."
Having a Ball: Carmelo Anthony to Make Knicks Debut
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Snapshot | Last Night of Chinese New Year
Thursday, February 17, 2011
One-thousand red lanterns hang at Market Street and Division Street in Chinatown to mark the final day of the two-week Chinese New Year celebration. (Stephen Nessen/ WNYC)
Mapping Complaints: 311 Dials Up Its Web Presence
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Next time trash is overflowing on your block or snow remains unplowed, New Yorkers can check if anyone else has called in the same complaint with the city's new 311 map.
Owners of Church Destroyed Near Ground Zero Sue Port Authority
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
The owners of St. Nicholas church in Lower Manhattan, the parish destroyed on 9/11, are now suing the Port Authority, claiming it did not fulfill a deal to rebuild the church.
Look | Melting Snow Reveals New Yorkers' Dirty Secrets
Thursday, February 03, 2011
Snow Sculptors With a Flair for the Creative Flock to the High Line
Thursday, January 27, 2011
There were rats and dinosaurs, a life size caterpillar, several octopi, the Holland Tunnel, the Empire State Building and your standard snowman at Chelsea’s first High Line snowman competition on Thursday. There were 14 teams with builders ranging in ages from toddlers to professionals in their 30s.
In a Brooklyn Courtroom, Space for Young Graffiti Offenders' Art
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
On Site | An Inside Look at One World Trade Center
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
THIS WEEK: Frigid temperatures settled over the city but work at One World Trade Center steamed on. Workers, stuffing hand warmers into their gloves and boots, said the frigid temperatures somewhat slowed down progress but more than 52 floors have been completed and steel is up to the 56th floor.
New Yorkers' State of the Union Wish List
Monday, January 24, 2011
WNYC took to the streets to find out what New Yorkers wanted the president to say during his State of the Union speech Tuesday night.
Inside the Final Day at the Wonder Bread Factory in Queens
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Veteran NJ Prosecutor: The Mob Is Not Dead
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Veteran New Jersey prosecutor Peter Harvey said the mob is very much alive -- even in the wake of the FBI's takedown of organized crime members that resulted in the arrests of more than 100 alleged mobsters.
Milton Rogovin, Social Documentary Photographer, Dies at 101
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Milton Rogovin, known for his striking black-and-white portraits documenting social inequity in New York City, died of natural causes on Tuesday. He was 101.
Rogovin started his career as an optometrist in Buffalo, but at age 45, after his reputation was besmirched by the House Committee on Un-American Activities, he began shooting photos.