Topic: Brooklyn Bridge

New York City storm surge: How high will the flood waters go?

New York City is bracing for a storm surge Sunday morning that could be four feet or more above the tides, according to storm surge models. It has evacuated parts of the city and shut down the airport and subways.

Homeland security: New York City a big winner in FY 2012 budget proposal

Homeland security budget dollars are critical to protecting large US metropolitan areas, like New York City. The proposed fiscal year 2012 federal budget for homeland security would see significant dollars headed to the Big Apple.

New York pianos exhibit: 60 pianos will be located all over the city

New York: Pianos, pianos everywhere! New exhibit places 60 pianos throughout New York City.

Black Hills

Science fiction and history mingle in this novel about a native American who travels from 1930s Mount Rushmore back into America’s past.

New York to fight terrorism with more street-corner cameras

Mayor Bloomberg moves to expand high-tech surveillance to midtown Manhattan. But civil liberties groups are concerned, and some security experts question its value.

Ken Burns: Allowing guns in national parks is 'foolish'

Terrorist plots uncovered in the US since 9/11

At least 21 plots to launch attacks on American soil have been thwarted. Here's a chronology.

Iranian diaspora protests Ahmadinejad at the UN

Outside the UN, thousands of Iranians from across the US – and beyond – protested Iran's elections and the continued detention of opposition supporters.

Notes on a bridge

Composer Joseph Bertolozzi has recorded sounds from the Mid-Hudson Bridge to create a new kind of symphony.

Brooklyn Bridge

In 1903, a teddy bear heir straddles the worlds of the privileged and the forgotten.

The art of summer in NYC

Sculpture, photography, art, even waterfalls – New York's exhibitions entertain with their originality.

Londoners and New Yorkers gawk at each other through a transatlantic lens

A Victorian-era dream is reborn via fiberoptics and imagination in the 'telectroscope.'

Londoners and New Yorkers gawk at each other through a transatlantic lens

A Victorian-era dream is reborn via fiberoptics and imagination in the 'telectroscope.'

Dog days of summer vacation

Discover the most dog-friendly destinations in the US and Canada.

Turning cities into art galleries

Public art can generate big revenues and beautify urban areas. Or it can anger residents. How does one measure its success?

New in theaters

'Cloverfield' lays waste to New York City in just 85 minutes; 'Mad Money' offers heist hijinks at a Federal Reserve Bank.