In a monthly series of 16-millimeter films at the Seward Park Library, streetscapes and characters change, from pushcarts to punk rockers.

Dennis M. Walcott, the schools chancellor, devotes his Sundays to exercising, making waffles, singing in his church choir and cleaning the house with the radio or TV on.

James Crockman listens to 17 police and fire frequencies from Breaking News Network’s New Jersey office to cull spot items for subscribers like news media outlets.

Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan’s first message on Twitter read, in part, “Hey everybody. It’s Timothy Cardinal Tebow.” By Friday, he had about 8,500 followers.

The Drama Book Shop is a Tony Award winner that is perhaps the city’s best source for theatrical works.

The long-closed High Bridge, for which the Highbridge section of the Bronx is named, is to be restored, and some residents hope it will lead to a little more community pride.

Nik Wallenda, who has marveled at Niagara Falls since he first visited at age 6, plans to walk across the falls on a two-inch-diameter cable on June 15.

The group is planning an ambitious effort to support mayoral candidates who pledge to reverse some of the mayor’s more contentious policies.

The city will abandon efforts to lay off teachers who draw full salaries but have no permanent jobs, and potentially solve one of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s most intractable education issues.

The oddities and eccentricities of New York life in the early 20th century are revealed in a new collection of archival photographs.