In February, I appeared on the CUNY-TV news magazine program, "219 West."  I was interviewed about my experiences visiting Haiti in the aftermath of the devastating January earthquake and about some of the images I took and the people I met while I was there.
          In the same episode, a segment I helped report and produce ("Birds or Ballfields?") was also run.  The segment is about the Ridgewood Reservoir, a natural wetlands and forest acreage in Queens which is under consideration by Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the Parks department for conversion into baseball fields and recreational facilities.
          The episode can now be viewed online.  Click here to watch the show!
 
 
Tucked into the parking lot of the New Fulton Fish Market in Hunts Point is the city’s only wholesale farmers market—and now it’s getting a boost from a $296,000 grant to the Council on the Environment of New York City, which runs farmers markets in all five boroughs.  Continue reading here.