Catharine Smith

Seattle recently set a record that no city welcomes. There have been 70 homicide victims in the city so far t…

After decades struggling with failing sewage infrastructure, the majority-Black city of Mount Vernon, New Yor…

Dacia Torchia tries to avoid her basement. Especially when the foul, familiar smell creeps under the door jus…

In the shadow of New York City, one of the world's richest cities, the people of Mount Vernon, New York face …

Frustrated residents said whiter towns nearby have wastewater infrastructure that works just fine.

New York City made a bunch of streets car-free during the pandemic. The change was so popular that it's going…

This summer, the city will launch its largest-ever tourism ad campaign. But will it be enough to save the ind…

Because of the pandemic, up-and-coming young players were missing out on practicing in front of an audience a…

The Biden administration has given New York City the OK to move one step closer to congestion pricing. The pl…

NFTs are having a moment. And a new gallery in Manhattan is trying to cash in.

The city has a long history of trying to control what happens in bars -- way before the pandemic -- and resul…

The rituals we rely on for grieving have completely changed during the pandemic. In this personal essay, Cat …

This majority-Black town was flooded with sewage. Then came Covid.

The pandemic shuttered jazz clubs and cancelled tour dates for thousands of musicians. During quarantine, the…

As the pandemic rages, secondhand stores around the country are flooded with donations and doubts.

Plastics outnumber baby fish 7 to 1 in important feeding areas, a new study finds.

Exporting plastic for processing overseas has been linked to ocean pollution.

In the midst of an affordable housing crunch, people are trading privacy for a place to live.

There’s a new plan afoot to stop tons of plastics from ending up in landfills.