Violent crime is up. Street life is often lacking. Can a $3.7 billion convention center expansion transform the fortunes of the city’s central business district?

Several Candidates for New York City’s next mayor appeared at a mayoral forum in Lower Manhattan. It was hosted by a coalition of local democratic party clubs. WFUV’s Andrew McDonald has a recap.

For decades after his military service, Bruce Whipple would take his mobile museum filled with Vietnam-era items to military shows, schools and air shows. The 75-year-old, who served in the Vietnam ...