Reporter: Janelle Richards
Producer: Leslie Picker
In this week’s Morningside, Janelle Richards reports on a building in a residential neighborhood keeps changing its purpose and upsetting the community.

Reporter: Olivia Manders
Producer: Leslie Hart
The current Metro-North Railroad station at 125th Street and Park Avenue serves commuters who want to reach the northern suburbs of New York. But if the MTA has its way, this may change. Olivia Manders reports on a plan to bring Metro-North to Morningside.

Reporter: Sherisse Pham
Producer: Kelly Koopmans
Time to get rid of your old computer or TV? You might want to think twice before putting it on the street with all the other trash. In our Morningside report, Sherisse Pham looks into the hazards of electronic trash also known as e-waste.

Reporter: Angela Chen
Producer: Monika Plocienniczak
Most soup kitchens have to serve a lot of canned food and preservatives. But in today’s Morningside report, Angela Chen found one soup kitchen doing it a little differently.

March 5, 2010
Reporter: Jane Lee
Producer: Brandon Walker
If you’re used to seeing furry critters on your walk through the park, you may want to think twice about getting too close. A deadly disease has hit northern Manhattan’s raccoon population and city officials want to make sure humans aren’t next. Jane Lee, reports.

Reporter: Alexandra King
Producer: Ryann Blackshere
Most new yorkers turn on their radiators to bring heat into their homes. But many buildings in Morningside Heights have polluting heat systems that are causing irreparable damage to air quality and our health.

Reporter: Kibkabe Araya
Producer: Chao Deng
Churches contain century old relics but those relics don’t last forever. In our Morningside story this week, Kibkabe Araya takes us to the world’s largest gothic cathedral, where the tapestry conservation lab stitches history back together.

Reporter: Leslie Picker
Producer: Amikka Smith
Four bills were introduced bills this month to crack down on illegal hotels. These are residentially zoned buildings that landlords converted to commercial use. Leslie Picker investigates what this means for Morningside Heights.

Reporter: Kelly Asmuth
Producer: Alicia Tejada
More than $25 million worth of merchandise is stolen every day from stores across the U.S. The tough economy is only making the problem worse. Kelly Asmuth reports how stores in Morningside Heights are dealing with the growing number of suspicious customers.

Producer/Reporter: Jessica Hopper
Photographer: Ko Im
When Columbia students return next fall, they may no longer have a place to light up. In this Morningside report, Jessica Hopper examines a proposed smoking ban on campus.