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Jane Lee

Columbia Moves Toward Gender-Neutral Housing

by Jane Lee on 12/18/2009

Barnard Nearly Fails Sustainability Review

by Jane Lee on 12/09/2009

Cold War: Yogurt Shop Tries To Scoop Away Pinkberry Fans

by Jane Lee on 11/06/2009

Barack Obama Slept Here

by Jane Lee on 10/19/2009

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VIDEO: NYC's Bedbug Detectives

VIDEO: NYC's Bedbug Detectives

With bedbug reports up 47 percent this year, New York City has been scrambling to get the epidemic under control. Getting rid of the bugs can take weeks and cost several thousand dollars. Mary Plummer and Bradley Gallo report on the city’s newest solution: bedbug dogs. [ ... ]

VIDEO: Last Stop for Subway Cars

VIDEO: Last Stop for Subway Cars

The MTA artificial reef program takes worn out subway cars and drops them onto the ocean floor. Over 2,400 cars have been sunk off the coasts of six states, from New Jersey to Georgia. It may sound like bad news for the environment, but it's said to be greatly improving sea life along the East Coast. [ ... ]

SLIDESHOW: Inwood's Big, Old

SLIDESHOW: Inwood's Big, Old "C"

More than 55 years ago, members of the Columbia rowing team branded a rockface with a gigantic "C." Located across the river from Columbia's Baker Athletics Complex, if you're at the northernmost tip of Manhattan, it's hard to miss. [ ... ]

George Lee Miles: Harlem's Memory Keeper

George Lee Miles: Harlem's Memory Keeper

George Lee Miles is a walking encyclopedia of Harlem. An actor, tour guide and self-taught historian, his apartment is filled with thousands of books, many on the history of the neighborhood. If you ask him one story about Harlem, he’ll tell you at least three. [ ... ]

SLIDESHOW: Animal Sacrifice in Inwood

SLIDESHOW: Animal Sacrifice in Inwood

Bags of animal corpses are found in Inwood Hill Park almost every day. They are the remains of Santeria religious sacrifices. The large Dominican population of Inwood, found a way to practice Santeria in the urban areas. [ ... ]

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