Nic F. Anderson

1 month ago | itsnicfanderson.substack.com | Nic F. Anderson

On Sunday, I took a stroll to one of the nearby coffee shops in the beautiful Queens neighborhood I live in. I decided to take a different route than I normally do and saw a few dozen yellow daffodils at full attention: a reminder that warm, sunny days are around the corner and the cold, gray days of winter will soon be a distant memory. Much like these beautiful perennials, March has also brought new life, so to speak.

2 months ago | cnn.com | Nic F. Anderson

An MTA train in New York City on July 13, 2024. Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto/Getty Images New York CNN  —  Rob Sarno has been with the New York City’s Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) for 14 years. As assistant chief track officer, he assists maintenance and emergency response — which also meant teaching artificial intelligence systems what a damaged rail sounds like last year.

2 months ago | cnn.com | Nic F. Anderson

Julio Ramirez, left, and John Umberger. A portion of this image was blurred by the source. Manhattan District Attorneys Office CNN  —  Three men were convicted on Monday of murder, conspiracy and other charges for drugging and robbing patrons at gay bars in New York City in 2022, resulting in the deaths of two men. Jayqwan Hamilton, Robert DeMaio and Jacob Barroso “lurked outside of nightclubs to exploit intoxicated individuals.

Jan 23, 2025 | cnn.com | Nic F. Anderson

People in Southern California have risked their own safety to rescue animals, both big and small, from the wildfires that have killed 27 people and displaced many more after thousands of structures were destroyed. The Palisades and Eaton fires have become two of the most destructive wildfires in Southern California’s history, according to Cal Fire, after having burned an area of land larger than Paris.

Nov 18, 2024 | cnn.com | Nic F. Anderson

Officers of New York Police Department (NYPD) investigate the site where the suspect of 3 knife attacks that killed 2 was captured and taken into custody at East 46th Street and First Avenue. Faith Aktas/Anadolu/Getty Images CNN  —  Three unprovoked stabbings across Manhattan Monday morning left two men dead and one woman “fighting for her life,” according to the New York City Police Department. A man is in custody, police said.