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 ...

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 ...

Michael James, 40, always had an interest in hunting, but he never went on a hunt until he saw the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina on the news. The sight of helpless people crammed in the Superdome, or ...

Christine Park remembers him well. He was in his early 20s and seemed too young to be in the hospital for a gunshot wound. But that’s not what stood out to her most about this patient. What stood out ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

When Joe Usatch was a Boy Scout, he didn’t want to shoot. His parents had strong anti-gun views and raised him the same way. When Usatch’s troop from Merrick, New York went to the rifle range at Camp ...