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January 31, 2021
For News Photographer, Courage and Professionalism Beat Fear

New York-based Reuters photographer Jeenah Moon has seen it all
January 29, 2021
Strand Bookstore

How a community in New York City is coming together to support their venerable neighborhood bookstore. Reporter: Anna Nelson, Camera: Natalia Latukhina, Max Avloshenko, Adapted by: Zdenko Novacki
January 17, 2021
COVID Lockdown Turns Family Quartet Into Instagram Sensation

For some 300 days in a row now, the Hochmans of Brooklyn, New York, have been posting funny videos of their rehearsals
December 12, 2020
New York City's Oldest Bookstore Pleads for Help and People Answer

The Strand is struggling to stay open during the coronavirus pandemic
December 04, 2020
COVID 'Long Haulers' Suffer Symptoms Months After Recovery, Doctors Say

Recent research found that about a third of patients who survived COVID developed alterations of brain function
October 16, 2020
Pandemic Inspires NY Philharmonic Pop-Up Concerts

Live music is slowly coming back to the streets of New York City – in a new, pandemic-inspired way
September 24, 2020
What Pandemic? New Yorkers Throw Block Parties to Lift Spirits

Despite quarantine, canceled vacations and partially closed schools, NYC is not losing hope
September 11, 2020
Pandemic Forces Thousands to Leave New York City for Good

The number of empty apartments for rent has soared to over 65,000 units
September 10, 2020
With No Restaurant Work to Keep Them Going, NYC's Aspiring Artists Search for Alternatives

Most Big Apple restaurants remain closed, and that means no jobs for the city's creatives
August 28, 2020
If Your Dad Isn't Around, This Man Will Help

Man's YouTube channel 'Dad How Do I?' goes viral
August 15, 2020
Pandemic Escape? Kids Are Spending Way More Time Online

With no school, no camps, and no big gatherings here's how children are spending their time
April 30, 2020
For Singing Surgeon, Music Heals the Soul

One doctor in Minnesota is using music to try to raise the spirits of his co-workers and patients
April 16, 2020
Can COVID-19 Be Transmitted from Mom to Baby?

For most Americans, quarantine means staying at home as much as possible and waiting, but pregnant women have bigger problems – can the virus be transmitted from mother to a new baby? Can infected mothers breastfeed? How to keep the new baby safe? Anna Nelson has the story, narrated by Anna Rice
April 05, 2020
Antiviral Video that Went Viral

Scientists, doctors, mayors and governors – everyone emphasizes the importance of social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic. But one American artist couple tried to pass the message across with a short animated video explaining why it is so important to stay at home during these challenging times. In just a day, the video went viral leading to millions of views and shares. Anna Nelson talked to the talented couple in this story narrated by Anna Rice.
April 02, 2020
Lessons the Spanish Flu Taught the World

Before the novel coronavirus struck the world earlier this year, the Museum of the City of New York had opened an exhibition dedicated to the dreadful events of the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic
March 13, 2020
Designing for the Disabled

Welsh-born designer Lucy Jones has launched a unique fashion brand in New York City specifically for people with disabilities
February 16, 2020
The Story of A Modern Teenage Cyborg

It seems inevitable that in this era of smart technology people would begin to think of ways to make their tech part of their body. Today, people have the ability to change themselves in new and unprecedented ways – and a 19-year-old Kai Landre is living proof. Anna Nelson has the story, narrated by Anna Rice
February 16, 2020
The Story of Dogs Who Worked Alongside 9/11 Heroes

Almost two decades have passed since the tragedy of September 11, 2001. The heroic actions of the first responders have become the stuff of legend. But one story is not well known -- the story of the dogs who worked alongside firefighters and rescuers in the rubble of New York City's Twin Towers. A unique exhibit commemorates those four-legged heroes. Anna Nelson has the story narrated by Anna Rice.
December 24, 2019
United Airlines Fantasy Flight

Every year for the last 30 years around Christmas, United Airlines organizes what they call a fantasy flight. They take over 100 children and their families who are part of the Children’s Hospice International Network on a very special trip. Anna Nelson has the story narrated by Anna Rice
December 22, 2019
From Homeless to Millionaire: The Story of a Kurdish Pizza King

Hakki Akdeniz arrived in New York from the Middle East many years ago. Once homeless, he is now a millionaire and has returned to the streets to help those who less fortunate than him

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