Making its debut in 1969, the beloved children’s television show was shaped by the African-American communities in Harlem and beyond Bryan Greene - Contributing Writer The design of "Sesame Street" ...

Apart from the giant yellow bird, the red furry monster and the blue Muppet with an insatiable appetite for cookies, “Sesame Street” appears as real as the New York City streets that inspired it.

That's because "Sesame Street" can't just be measured quantitatively (sorry, Count von Count). Its legacy is measured as much by the lessons it taught in kindness and love and grief as it is in the ...