It’s tougher to buy a gun here than in most places, but if you follow the rules you can probably get one. Here is how it works. Who can buy a gun in New York City? Anyone who is 21 years old or above ...

Dead Horse Bay is a glittering beach built of trash. On sunny days, the beach glitters—literally. Shards of glass, large and small, cover Dead Horse Bay, with the occasional shoe, abandoned boat, and ...

New York City has some of the toughest gun laws in the country. Residents are required to get a permit to purchase and own a gun, and all buyers – whether they shop at a store or arrange a private ...

The parking lot in front of the Kiwanis Ice Arena in the small town of Saugerties, New York, was almost full on a sweltering April day. The smell of hot dogs and sauerkraut from inside a small kitchen ...

NY City Lens illuminates the rich and varied life of New York City—borough by borough, neighborhood by neighborhood, one good story at a time. It is produced by students at Columbia University’s ...

NY City Lens illuminates the rich and varied life of New York City—borough by borough, neighborhood by neighborhood, one good story at a time. It is produced by students at Columbia University’s ...

NY City Lens illuminates the rich and varied life of New York City—borough by borough, neighborhood by neighborhood, one good story at a time. It is produced by students at Columbia University’s ...

NY City Lens illuminates the rich and varied life of New York City—borough by borough, neighborhood by neighborhood, one good story at a time. It is produced by students at Columbia University’s ...

NY City Lens illuminates the rich and varied life of New York City—borough by borough, neighborhood by neighborhood, one good story at a time. It is produced by students at Columbia University’s ...

NY City Lens is a news site produced by students at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. The site is staffed by students in the City Newsroom class taught by professors Dody Tsiantar ...

NY City Lens illuminates the rich and varied life of New York City—borough by borough, neighborhood by neighborhood, one good story at a time. It is produced by students at Columbia University’s ...

The city didn't even have a sanitation department until 1880. Here's a look at how New Yorkers have dealt with garbage through history.