Crime

From karaoke club to badminton court, a friend is mourned

Helin Jung

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Photo: Courtesy of World Journal

David Kao, an account executive and consumer reporter at a Chinese-language newspaper, was murdered in Flushing in early June. His funeral is June 27. Friends and teammates feel his absence where he enjoyed life.

Media

Global Press Watch: Reporting news with a hometown spin

International Newsroom Staff

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Photo: Artyom Keller

The 17 reporters in Columbia Journalism School’s International Newsroom monitored nearly 100 news Web sites around the world and interviewed some of their journalists about how they define and report the news. Read their reports on Global Press Watch.

NYC24: The Search Issue NYC24 Staff In this issue of NYC24, we take a closer look at everything from whirling dervishes and friendly couches to chili-heads looking for that spicy high. Using everything from GPS tracking and bounty hunters to DNA sequencing, New Yorkers are out there searching for enlightenment, fulfillment-a connection. Other New Media Projects

Services

Crown Heights residents angered by armory plan

Cara Parks

The Bedford-Atlantic Armory has served as a refuge for homeless men since 1982, when neighborhoods in all five boroughs lost a battle to keep out large shelters. And now, to the dismay of Crown Heights residents, city officials plan to convert the armory into the city’s intake center, where all homeless men must be processed into the municipal service system before they can seek shelter in any of the five boroughs.

Theater

Small theaters feel effects of economic downturn

James Sims and Angel Canales

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For smaller Off-Broadway theaters, the economic downturn is cause for concern. James Sims spoke with the owner of Greenwich Village's Cherry Lane Theatre who is trying to lure Broadway theatre-goers downtown.

Crime

Pricey Sidekick is gadget of choice for Bronx thieves

Kelly Ann Senyei

The T-Mobile Sidekick, a text-friendly phone that allows users to go onto the Internet and chat online with Instant Messenger, has become the gadget of choice for Longwood and Hunts Point thieves. Lt. James Koschmerl, who works in the Special Operations Unit of the nearby 41st precinct, said the Sidekick’s easily exchanged SIM card made the phone a popular item among thieves.

Politics

Following Albany aftershocks, constituents question Monserrate’s motives

Denise Blostein

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Photo: www.nysenate.gov

Chatter about the state senator’s actions ripples through his Queens district, with both supporters and skeptics weighing in on the political drama.

Immigration

A Tragedy in Queens

Iva Skoch and Lauren Mariacher and Catherine Garcia

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Photo: Tanangachi Mfuni

On November 16, 2008, the lives of four immigrants collided at a Queens intersection in a way that devastated two families and reverberated far beyond the block. Click on each name in the introduction for the story behind each person.

Media

The New York Review of Magazines tackles the post print world

NYRM staff

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This issue of the New York Review of Magazines offers magazine publishers a brutal analysis of where they stand in the print market and how to sustain their presence. It tackles a variety of challenges—from the sustainability of “green” magazines to Web dominance to the lack of racial diversity in fashion magazines. From the death of soap opera magazines to the future of the book, NYRM explores how publications can adapt to a post-print world, by honing their business models and embracing new technologies.

Business

Wanted: Customers for East Harlem car services

Celina Canales

In East Harlem, car-service drivers have been hit by a double-whammy. Gas prices are up 78 cents from what they were a year ago, and the weakening economy has prompted many people to either walk or take public transportation.

Business

A Harlem institution takes to the streets

Ayman Oghanna

The hardships of street vending are new to Sikhulu Shange. For more than 36 years, he ran the Record Shack on the corner of Frederick Douglas Blvd and 125th Street. It was a Harlem institution. But then rising rents, bootleggers and increased Internet competition forced him out this summer. So Shange turned to the sidewalk outside his closed store to peddle music, DVDs and ice-cold water to tourists.