Saving Lives Daily in the Pediatric Emergency Room Between February 2020 and June 2023, the total number of licensed practical nurses employed by NYC Health + Hospitals plummeted... Evergreen 01 Dec 2025 | 03:18
Louis Ortiz. Photo: Marie Pohl. The Kid Who Loved Buses Now Drives Them Louis A. Ortiz prefers driving the 60-foot bus to “the shorty,” as he calls the 40-footer. “I love the long buses,” he said.... Evergreen 20 Nov 2025 | 11:57
Norma Ochoa says that she loves what she does, and feels like she makes a difference. ( Photo: Norma Ochoa ) ‘I’m A People Person’ Norma Ochoa, a service aide at South Brooklyn Health, is a self-described “people person.” She jokes that she’s like a “babysitter”... Evergreen 19 Nov 2025 | 03:46
Angel Rivera. Photo: Marie Pohl ‘It’s Like a Brand New Job Every Day’ Angel Rivera has been working as a train conductor for the MTA for thirteen years. He loves the interaction with the subway... Evergreen 18 Nov 2025 | 11:35
Sean Davis. Photo: Max White Perseverance, Professionalism and Pride Sean Davis has worked at Hunter College on the Upper East Side for nearly two decades, first as a college assistant and now... Evergreen 19 Nov 2025 | 04:34
Albert Cano. Photo: Max White ‘It’s the Work of a Lifetime’ Watching things grow is one of Albert Cano’s favorite things to do. Cano, the security operations manager at the Mount Sinai-Harlem... Evergreen 17 Nov 2025 | 12:42
Mark Galon. Photo: Catherine Goode A Quarter Century Guarding Midtown When he first got the call about his Keeper of the City Award, Mark Galon thought the voice message congratulating him was... Evergreen 24 Nov 2025 | 03:57
Victor Garcia. Photos: Malak Kassem Keeping Downtown Safe with a Smile Victor Garcia says his job is the perfect fit. As a security guard on Alliance for Downtown New York’s public safety conditions... Evergreen 17 Nov 2025 | 11:59
Synette Lewis-Brown. Photo: Finn Hartnett Saving Lives is Routine for NYC 911 Operator Giving birth, getting your car stolen, getting robbed, having a heart attack; These are situations most of us will deal with... Evergreen 18 Nov 2025 | 11:38
Keisha James. Photo: Finn Hartnett Nourishing Students One Lunch Tray at a Time Growing up in Washington Heights, Keisha James remembered the strict attitude of her middle school lunch ladies. “I was like,... Evergreen 17 Nov 2025 | 01:31
Elmirel Cephas. Photos: Lorraine Duffy Merkl Security by the Book For the past 25 years, senior investigator Elmirel Cephas has been checking out everything that concerns the NYPL. Cephas... Evergreen 13 Nov 2025 | 05:33
William Foye. Photos: Lorraine Duffy Merkl Foye is Always in Circulation Maintainer William Foye doesn’t need the Dewey Decimal System to stay organized. “We always start at Bloomingdale. That’s... Evergreen 13 Nov 2025 | 04:55
A Storied Career Kassandre Innocent knows The New York Public Library from bottom to top because she started her three-decade career with... Evergreen 13 Nov 2025 | 04:38
Katya Grineva returns to Carnegie Hall for her highly anticipated 23rd appearance at the Hall’s Stern Auditorium—more performances than any other female artist. ( Photo by Giacobazzi Yanez ) Katya Grineva Wraps ’25 On A High Note It’s music to everyone’s ears whenever acclaimed pianist Katya Grineva returns to Carnegie Hall, where she made her debut... City Arts 21 Nov 2025 | 05:33
”Fabulous Fountains of New York” serves as a master list of the fountains in the five boroughs. They can be classical and ornate or modern and streamlined, and are made mostly of stone, cast iron, or bronze. ( Photo: Robert F. Rodriguez) A Fountain of Knowledge Flows from Author’s New Tome Tourists use them as selfie backdrops. The superstitious throw coins in them and make a wish. The cast of Friends danced... City Arts 18 Oct 2025 | 10:33
