Ahmed Sharif, the Muslim taxi driver whose neck was slashed Tuesday night, allegedly because of his religion, spoke out on the steps of City Hall this afternoon surrounded by dozens of supporters from The New York Taxi Workers Alliance and other groups.

All this summer, we've been catching up with the five keepers of the city’s past, the borough historians, who are in charge of studying and preserving the stories of New York’s neighborhoods, and all for no pay. This week, in our fourth installment, WNYC's Kathleen Horan takes the ferry to Staten Island.

Here's a way to get to know your city: Ask the borough historian. All this summer, we've been catching up with the five men in charge of preserving and studying New York neighborhoods. This week, WNYC's Kathleen Horan takes us to the Bronx.

They promote landmark preservation, give tours and track down hundred-year-old documents. Their positions are mandated by state law...  but they don't make a penny for their work. They're the five city historians -- one for each borough. This summer, we'll be meeting them and finding out secret knowledge about their respective 'hoods.

Brooklyn Borough Historian Ron Schweiger has been training all his life for this position.

They give lectures and tours and help New Yorkers learn about their neighborhoods. Their positions are mandated by state law...but they don't make a penny for the job. They're the five city historians, one for each borough. This summer, we'll be meeting them and finding out some of the secret knowledge about their respective 'hoods.

Coney Island's new amusement park opens this weekend.

The city says it's gotten to the bottom of the taxi overcharging scam.

The city is back-pedaling about how widespread the overcharging scam involving taxi drivers might have been.

New York is in the running to receive as much as $700 million in a federal grant competition called "Race to the Top."

As air travel heats up this holiday weekend, so will enforcement of unlicensed cabbies at the city's airports.