East Harlem gasps for air
Reporter: Terra Hall
Producer: Ivette Feliciano

May 9 -- East Harlem residents have a higher rate of asthma than any other community in New York City. In our Focus Report this week, Terra Hall looks into why the community has been particularly hard hit by the disease and what people are doing to cope.

NYPD Recruiting
Reporter: Eliza Browning
Producer: Rhema Thompson

May 2 -- The number of cops on the streets of New York City is at its lowest level since the nineties and fewer New Yorkers are joining the ranks. In our Focus Report this week, Eliza Browning looks into why new cops are hard to come by.

Bad hand
Reporter: Ivette Feliciano
Producer: Sruthi Pinnamaneni

April 25 -- The number of New York adolescents playing card games for money is growing rapidly. But what may seem like a harmless pastime to some has become a dangerous addiction for others.

Should the HPV vaccine be made mandatory for women? And what about men?
Reporter Gayle Issa
Producer Betwa Sharma

April 18 — More than 10,000 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer each year. The most common cause is the Human Papilloma Virus, or HPV. Now scientists have developed a vaccine, but who should be taking it?

When Fido’s health is more important than your own
Reporter: Jordan Smith
Producer: Lauren Moraski

April 11 — They’re man’s best friends, but these days, some pets are receiving better care than their owners. Pet owners spent nearly ten billion dollars on veterinarian costs last year, so a rising number of owners are protecting their wallets by choosing pet insurance over their own.

Cranes: How safe?
Reporter: Lylah Holmes
Producer: Megan Chuchmach

April 4 -- Last month’s crane collapse in the Upper East Side killed seven people and the inspector accused of falsifying his report has resigned. What changes has the city made since the accident?

Turning to the sun
Reporter: Linzi Sheldon
Producer: Terra Hall

March 28-- Skyrocketing oil prices are causing people to consider renewable energy sources. The solar power industry is now growing twenty-five percent a year.

Putting trash to work
Reporter: Sruthi Pinnamaneni
Producer: Janelle Burrell

March 14 -- The Consumer Union says more than half the garbage restaurants throw out can be composted instead of being sent to landfills.

AIDS doesn’t discriminate
Reporter: Lylah Holmes
Producer: Yang Guo

Mar. 7 -- A recent study revealed that more than 30 percent of people living with HIV in New York City are 50-years-old or older. Most have been infected for decades, but growing numbers of older adults are getting new infections.