Free NYC Parks walks to the Bronx's Potter's Field expose 33 unmarked graves from the 1980s AIDS crisis, their occupants still unidentified.

Daniel Romano of D’Romano’s Pizza fed an elderly woman he saw searching his trash, then vowed to feed anyone who asks.

Albany, Buffalo, Yonkers and seven other cities each get $2 million through Project RISE, with local committees deciding how it's spent.

A Port Jervis woman's engagement ring rolled off a Newburgh restaurant deck and sank 12 feet into the Hudson. Student divers found it by feel.

Carnival week kicks off Sept. 3 with steel-pan battles and costume parties before the parade takes over Crown Heights on Sept. 7.

Greg Semendinger flew over the Twin Towers on 9/11 and photographed a man clinging to the North Tower. He still remembers the ones who never came back.

Greenville nonprofit Missions of Honor flew Global War on Terrorism veterans to Ground Zero and the Statue of Liberty this weekend.

Nefer Bookcafe drew families to Wakefield for free braiding stations, a book festival and a live reading from author Jaylene Clark Owens.

Samba, dance lessons and food from across Brazil hit 31st Avenue on September 5, as Astoria claims a piece of a tradition once centered in Midtown.

New FDNY films screen at Chinatown's Firehouse Cinema, tied to the 9/11 Memorial & Museum premiere honoring Father Mychal Judge and sick responders.

Photos, ranks and years of service now line East Tremont Avenue, with some veterans' families traveling from out of state to see them.

Steelpan drummers and food vendors take over Flatbush Avenue as Brooklyn marks 64 years of Trinidadian independence.

The veterans benefit has raised over $117 million since 2007, with Bay Area ties through Minhaj's UC Davis roots and Springsteen's April Chase Center run.