Reporter: Kelly Koopmans
Producer: Sherisse Pham
Our New Yorkers of the Week are woven into the fabric of Times Square. They have received praise lately, and as Kelly Koopmans reports, they have been keeping watch and guarding our safety for years.

Reporter: Kibkabe Araya
Producer: Michelle Schacherer
One of the city’s environmentalists is not only gearing up for this week’s Earth Day festivities, but she’s running the show. Kibkabe Araya follows the longtime activist to see what this week means to her.

Reporter: Sherisse Pham
Producer: Thad Novak
You don’t have to be an Olympian to run with our New Yorker of the Week. Sherisse Pham reports on one coach who’s making a difference to his students, on and off the field.

Reporter: Leslie Picker
Producer: Chao Deng
Children of domestic violence are statistically more likely to grow up
to become abusive. Our New Yorker of the week was a victim, but grew
up, instead, to become District Attorney. Now Charles Hynes has
created a program to help others. Leslie Picker reports.

Reporter: Janelle Richards
Producer: Ryann Blackshere
Janelle Richards meets one woman who is using color as a form of therapy. She uses  art to help rebuild lives from the basement of the Broadway Presbyterian Church. Dorothy Cameron is our New Yorker of the Week.

Reporter: Amikka Smith
Producer: Michelle Schacherer
One out of 18 men in the United States is behind bars, according to a U.S. Department Bureau of Justice report. Amikka Smith reports how one man is trying to fight that statistic by offering young guys in Harlem an alternative; chess. Andrew Gauldin is our New Yorker of the Week.

Reporter: Leslie Picker

Producer: Leonard Schoenberger

Twitter…often used by millions for business or recreational reasons. But today’s New Yorker of the Week, Floyd Hayes, is the first to use the microblogging site to spread a ripple effect of kindness. Leslie Picker reports.

Reporter: Angelica Spanos
Producer: Jane Lee
Going to barber school can cost more than $2000. Angelica Spanos explains how our New Yorker of the Week helps people start a new profession at no charge.

Reporter: Tammy Mutasa
Producer: Kelly Koopmans
For 22 years, Bed-Stuy’s only volunteer ambulance corps has been saving lives in one of the city’s most dangerous neighborhoods. And after the quake, they reached out to Haiti. Tammy Mutasa brings you their story in this week’s New Yorker of the Week.

Reporter: Ko Im
Producer: Jennifer Austin
Dr. Jay Parkinson has been called the doctor of the future. Ko Im reports on how this new-age physician is using technology to fix what he says is a broken health care system.