Stephen Nessen appears in the following:
Life as a Belmont Park Backstretch Worker
Friday, June 08, 2012
Chinese Dissident Chen Guangcheng Rests Uneasily in New York City
Monday, May 21, 2012
The Chinese dissident, Chen Guangcheng, who arrived in New York Saturday after diplomatic manuvering allowed him to come as a visiting scholar, expressed concerns about four-fellow dissidents on Monday.
Details Emerge About Council Speaker Christine Quinn's High-Profile Wedding
Friday, May 18, 2012
Brooklyn’s Hasidic Art Scene Expands with New Gallery
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Next Host of SNL is Not Mayor Bloomberg, and He’s Not Laughing (On the Inside)
Tuesday, May 08, 2012
Mayor Michael Bloomberg has flexed his comedy muscle in the past, but has never been offered the coveted honor of hosting "Saturday Night Live." Flanked by "Saturday Night Live" head writer Seth Meyers, the mayor said Tuesday that he’s “deeply hurt” that he has never been offered the gig.
Chinese Activist Invited to Be a Visiting Scholar at NYU, Pal Says
Friday, May 04, 2012
The Chinese dissident lawyer Chen Guangcheng, who made a cinematic escape from his village in rural Shandong province to the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, could be a visiting scholar at New York University.
Look | One World Trade Center Gets City’s 'Tallest' Honor
Wednesday, May 02, 2012
WNYC began visiting the World Trade Center site in April 2010 and has continued to document the construction of One World Trade Center, the 9/11 Memorial the transportation hub, as well as the people working on the site.
84 Arrested as Occupy Activists Mark May Day
Wednesday, May 02, 2012
Activists with a variety of causes spread out over the city Tuesday on International Workers Day, or May Day, with Occupy Wall Street members leading a charge against financial institutions.
Occupy Activists Fan Out Across to Mark May Day
Tuesday, May 01, 2012
Meet 1WTC, New York's New Tallest Building
Monday, April 30, 2012
1 WTC Is the City's Tallest Skyscraper
Monday, April 30, 2012
Move over Empire State Building, there's a new "tallest building" in the city. On Monday afternoon, 1 World Trade Center took the title when it surpassed the height of the Empire State Building.
Look | Cherry Blossom Cosplay at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Saturday, April 28, 2012
What the annual Cherry Blossom festival at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden lacked in flowers, it made up for in colorful characters. The cherry blossoms bloomed two weeks ago, but that didn’t stop hundreds of Japanese subculture fans from dressing like manga and comic book heroes, and gothic Little Bo Peeps.
Look | It's Here! Space Shuttle Enterprise Arrives in New York
Friday, April 27, 2012
NY Ex-Senator Carl Kruger Gets 7-Year Sentence
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Former New York state Sen. Carl Kruger was given a seven-year prison sentence Thursday after telling the court he was "broken" and "destroyed" for his role in an influence peddling case.
Basement Excavation Continues as Officials Search for Etan Patz
Saturday, April 21, 2012
NYPD officers and FBI agents continue to search a Soho basement for remains of a 6-year-old boy who disappeared in 1979.
Information Forensic Evidence Can Yield After 30 Years
Friday, April 20, 2012
It’s been more than 30 years since Etan Patz disappeared. While law enforcement official dig up a Soho basement in search of clues, Dr. Lawrence Kobilinsky, a forensic scientist at John Jay College Criminal Justice, discusses the likelihood of finding remains at the site and how the FBI — if they find something — will determine whether it belongs to Etan.
FBI, NYPD Resume Search for Etan Patz, Missing Since '79
Friday, April 20, 2012
As many as 50 NYPD officers and FBI agents using jackhammers and saws began digging in a Soho basement Friday where a cadaver dog detected human remains in recent weeks, hoping to find evidence linked to the infamous 1979 disappearance of schoolboy Etan Patz.
Search Resumes for Missing Schoolboy Etan Patz After 33 Years
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Dozens of NYPD officers FBI agents began scouring the basement of a Soho building Thursday, hoping to find evidence linked to the infamous 1979 disappearance of schoolboy Etan Patz.
Chic Renovations for South Street Seaport Met With Mixed Reaction
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Anarchist Book Fair Hosts: Weekend Violence Was An Aberration
Monday, April 16, 2012
The hosts of the anarchist book fair in Lower Manhattan where officials say anarchists met before going on to injure two police officers and attempt to smash a Starbucks window this weekend, say the incidents were an unfortunate aberration.