Wed, 25 March 2015
Each and every day we touch and eat things often without giving it a second thought. We hold on to the handrail walking down the stairs to catch a subway train. We top a cup of pudding with a little cool whip. On this edition of Cityscape, we’re talking with folks who’ve actually given a lot of thought to what we touch and eat -- from subway turnstiles to spray cheese.
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Wed, 18 March 2015
What do Al Pacino, Regis Philbin, Mary Higgins Clark and Colin Powell all have in common? They're all Bronx natives. And all of them are featured in a new book called Just Kids from the Bronx: Telling it the Way it Was: An Oral History. The book includes the stories of more than 60 native Bronxites who have gone on to make important contributions in nearly every field imaginable, from acting to science to athletics. Author Arlene Alda, who happens to be the wife of television and film star Alan Alda, is our guest on this edition of Cityscape. |
Wed, 11 March 2015
New York-style pizza tops “best of” lists across the web. A google search turns up images of mostly big, hearty cheese slices. The kind of photos that make your mouth water. Pizza has a long history in the Big Apple. In fact, Lombardi's in Manhattan is said to be the first pizzeria in America. Brooklyn resident Scott Weiner is an expert on all things pizza. He turned his love for the food into a career. Scott runs tours of significant pizzerias in New York City. We recently visited with him at his apartment in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, where he keeps a super large collection of pizza boxes. You'll hear that interview on this week's Cityscape. Also on this week's show, we'll visit a pizza school on Manhattan's Lower East Side, and talk with a co-owner of a Staten Island pizza joint that's been around since 1937. |
Wed, 4 March 2015
This coming July marks the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act. But, just how far have we come in securing equal access and equal opportunity for all, and what more needs to be done? |
