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Reports on New York City-based Kuma Reality Games' development of an Internet game based on the missions of Senator John Kerry in Vietnam in 1969 where he was awarded the Silver Star. Game features; Subscription cost; Contact information.

The article presents information on how students at the Baruch College, New York City, use Internet to be in constant touch with their friends. These students are in touch through text, pictures and videos on the networking sites Facebook and MySpace. According to a student Jessica Baptiste, who recently graduated with a bachelor's in finance, technology satisfies the need to socialize at all times.

The article focuses on the use of wireless technology in the apartment of Vincent Aita, a partner in a Chicago-based hedge fund firm, in New York City.

Reports on the influence of video games on the ability of surgeon James Clarence Rosser Jr. to produce new types of surgical training techniques and devices in New York City. Design of laparoscopic surgical instruments through ultrasmall video camera; Aid of the technology in manipulating such instruments during surgical operation; Impact of video gaming skills in helping doctors master some medical procedures.

Focuses on the market for toys that are similar to electronic products sold to older consumers. Comment of Martin Killgallon, director of marketing at Ohio Art Company, about the American International Toy Fair in New York; Observance of David Riley of the market research firm, NPD Group, on a shift in the toy industry for high-tech products; Description of gadgets such as the battery-powered Etch A Sketch, the I-Dog, and Pixel Chix; Appeal of gadgets to children and their parents; Electric scooter from Razor USA; Blueberry Databank Organizer Phone and the CoolP3 from Tek Nek Toys; Prices.

Focuses on the opportunity of developing electronic games for mobile phones in New York City. Potential offered by instant-messaging window for game designers; Considerations of designing electronic games for mobile phones; Challenges in creating scale-down versions of certain electronic games.

Reports on the marketing of transistor radio by Eddie Rees in Manhattan, New York City. Popularity of pocket-sized MP3 music players and hand-held DVD players; Preference of the young generation.

Reports on the 101st Annual American International Toy Fair which opens in New York. Advances in the video game industry where toy makers are using smarter technology to make products as simple and easy to enjoy as marbles and jump rope; What to expect to see on the toy store shelves soon; Plush animals who can respond to television programs without special receivers or wires; Video games who responds to thousands of words and phrases spoken by players; Virtual games on the home television set; 70%of toys which now have microchips; Several examples of specific new products and how they use smart technology.

Describes the first light revelers that will be seen from the 1999 New Year's Eve ball over Times Square in New York, New York. Number of halogen bulbs designed by Philips Lighting Co.

Presents information on the Mars 2112 restaurant New York, New York. Theme created by the restaurant on its dishes; Attractions at the restaurant; Prices of food.

Discusses how the fashions and style of hip-hop that originated with the emergence of rap and hip-hop music are starting to gain a real national following through publications, television ads and fashion shows put on by leading designers. Quincy Jones' new magazine called `Vibe'; Donna Karan and Calvin Klein dressed models in the style at their New York fashion show; `Vibe' magazine's mission is to be the `Rolling Stone' of Hip-Hop; More.

Discusses the botched robbery at the Corona Social Club in Queens that left Saeed Ahmad, a 30-year-old Pakistani immigrant, and 21-year-old Raphael Mendez, one of the gunmen, dead, and another man critically wounded. The gunmen were trying to steal money from two illegal gambling machines. Shootout between two of the gunmen and police officers; Three suspects arrested.

Reports that taxis, cyclists, skaters, and joggers all vie for space on Central Park's winding roads in New York City and despite regulations, the park continues to be more congested and more hazardous. Two narrow lanes; When the taxis are permitted to roar through the park to serve patrons; Too many people and too many near misses in terms of accidents; More.

Features Hudson Bar and Books, a theme bar in Manhattan that is owned by Mark C. Grossich and Raju S. Mirchandani. Description of the bar; Mention of the books kept in the bar; Menu offered; Possible follow of the trend of bar and books by others.

Discusses the fact that people in New York City have a habit of not looking in the eyes of anyone they see on the street. The three basic expressions of New Yorkers; Possible explanations for this defense mechanism; The author's discovery that people in Mozambique and South Africa are generally willing to engage strangers, even in big cities.

Reports on the attendance of celebrities at boxing matches at New York City's Madison Square Garden in May 1996. Highlights of matches featuring Evander Holyfield, Tim Witherspoon and Lennox Lewis; Observations of actors such as Mel Gibson, Liam Neeson, Macaulay Culkin and Matthew Modine; Sketches made by artist Leroy Nieman; Attendance by actress Rosie Perez.

Features J. Luv's Spot barbershop in New York City. Charge for a haircut; Attractions in the barbershop.

Focuses on Sylvia's Restaurant in the Harlem section of New York City. The restaurant as a beacon for lovers of soul food for 35 years; Background and comments of owners Herbert and Sylvia Woods; Recipes for Fried Catfish, Collard Greens, Peach Cobbler, and Biscuits.

Presents information on the PC Expo which was held in the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City, New York, on June 16 to June 18, 1998. Evidence of the theme of miniaturization at the show; Reference to companies participating in the show including International Business Machines; Details on the Huxley keyboard developed by the Longitech Company; Comments from Fred Swan, marketing director at Longitech.

Reports that `A Woman Like That,' a comedy written and directed by David E. Talbert was awarded the prize for best dramatic feature at the first Urban World Film Festival in New York on August 24, 1997. Details on the festival; Comments from Helena Echegoyen, a festival co-founder; Listing of other awards and their winners.

Examines Scoutreach, a program created by the Greater New York Council of the Boy Scouts that recruits and employs Scoutmasters and assistants and subsidizes Scouts unable to pay for fees, uniforms and events. The Cub Scout troop that meets at Public School 21 in Northeast Bronx.

Tells of Fordham Heights Academy in the Bronx, the first alternative high school for students who have not succeeded in traditional educational environments. The program; Learning at their own pace; Endorsements by some of the students.

Observes that thieves are branching out from stealing car radios and tape decks and are increasingly targeting the car's computer, which is easy to steal and most motorists are not even aware that it exists. Function of the computers; Unusual aspects of the crime.

Says that at municipal pools throughout New York City, hundreds of children and young adults flirt with danger by sneaking in after closing time and swimming without the benefits of lifeguards and floodlights. Police attempts to prevent the break-ins; Litter.

Tells how New York City's departments of parks, transportation and sanitation and the Parks Council, a private, nonprofit group, turned a number of chronic eyesores into small steps toward renewal of the Morris Heights section of the Bronx. A secret garden; Refuse removed from an expressway exit; Flowers; Painted fences; Sidewalk repaired; Graffiti removed.

Discusses `the whirlpool,' a common ritual at some of New York City's municipal pools, where boys form a tight circle and surround girls. Tells of an incident at Crotona Pool in the South Bronx on Monday, when the whirlpool spun out of control and a 14-year-old girl had her bathing suit ripped off and had to be rescued. A 17-year-old boy was arrested. Lack of respect for girls.

Says that discarded tires have increasingly become fixtures of the New York City landscape in poorer neighborhoods, largely because environmental restrictions have raised the cost of disposing of them. Nearly 200,000 tires illegally dumped last year, nearly all by commercial dealers; Plan being considered to attract recyclers to the city; Expense of recycling.

Describes a day in the life of 125th Street in Harlem, the main commercial thoroughfare. Its many guises--enterprise, music, vendors, services, drama, tragedy, crowds, traffic.

Comments on the way Manhattan's barber shops, video stores, arcades, pharmacies and restaurants display photographs of celebrities who have visited there. It's good for business.

Refers to an article on page B3 (2 children die in a blaze as appliance blocks exit) concerning the fire in a South Bronx home in which two children died and their mother and three siblings were injured. They were apparently unable to move a refrigerator that blocked the window in front of the fire escape.

Reports that Orlando (51) and Sherain (38) Bryant of the Bronx were charged with second-degree murder in the death of their 4-year-old daughter Shayne on March 28, 1994. They were also charged with assault and endangering the welfare of another daughter. History of abuse; Drugs a factor.

Reports that Burger King restaurant on Broadway at John Street in Manhattan, New York, is offering 20 minutes of Internet access with each minimum purchase of $4.99. When Burger King started offering the service; Comments from the restaurant's owner, Peter Allen Abramson.

Criticizes audience members who talked during a performance by Ron Carter at New York's Village Vanguard Club in May, 1996. Praise for Carter's playing of the piccolo bass; Comments about people who talk in movie theaters, churches and other places; The views of Joyce Hauser, a professor who teaches a course called advanced issues in non-verbal communication.