New York City’s 50,000 marathoners need support throughout their 26-mile run each November, and that’s where the race’s 10,000 volunteers come in. They carry barricades, field questions, and supply thirsty runners with drinks. Pola Lem joined the fluid station volunteers at mile 13 in Greenpoint, Brooklyn on Sunday.

Greenpoint's Polish Community Supports at the NYC Marathon

A third of residents in New York State lack internet access — and over a third of them say that’s because they have limited computer skills, or none at all.

The New York Public Library is trying to bridge this gap here in the city by offering computer literacy courses. Pola Lem reports.

Public Library Keeps Locals Tech-Savvy

On December 6, children lead the mass at St. Joseph's Church in Poughkeepsie. 

Mass at St. Joseph's Church

Edmund Reiter is 83. He grew up in a small town in Eastern Poland that was engulfed by World War II. He’s lived in Manhattan for the last six decades, but calls himself a citizen of the world. Pola Lem asks Reiter how he wound up here.

How Edmund Reiter Came to America

A sunny 4th of July finds skateboarders at Cordova's new pump track. 

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