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Breaking New Ground

Posted on April 29, 2009 by mowens

The Groundwork for Success Program, run by the non-profit organization Groundwork Inc., provides high-school students with countless opportunities for academic, professional, and personal growth, and has a high rate of graduating scholars that make it into some of the nation’s … Continue reading →

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How Far Will They Go

Posted on April 21, 2009 by tiffanyk

The current state of the economy is affecting people from all areas of life, even for those people who have jobs. “I just took a pay cut at work recently. There was nothing I could have done. It was either … Continue reading →

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Sugar Cafe stays sweet in bitter economy

Posted on April 12, 2009 by kerrijarema

Sugar Cafe is managing to stay sweet during the economic downturn that is leaving a bitter taste in the mouths of most New Yorkers. Standing on the intersection of 1st Avenue and Houston Street, Sugar Cafe, known to many as … Continue reading →

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Home Sweet Home

Posted on April 1, 2009 by stephy15

“There’s no place like home”. Too bad this isn’t a movie or a television show with white picket fences and no crime. Sheepshead Bay in Brooklyn is not known as a dangerous area or even just a poor area to … Continue reading →

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Fried Chicken Burned!

Posted on April 1, 2009 by adin1987

Tuesday evening, a fire started in the Crown Fried Chicken restaurant destroying the store and damaging apartments and causing traffic delays, on Hillside Avenue in Jamaica, Queens. Five fireman were injured according to the deputy chief. The fire which started … Continue reading →

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Mixed Emotions

Posted on March 31, 2009 by edithe1011

     When asked the question “what’s your race,” most people can answer without so much as a second thought.  For others, there isn’t always a check-box that can fully answer this question.      Maya Lilly  (depicted below) has written and performs a one-woman show called … Continue reading →

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American Insurance Group: Any Insurer’s Greed

Posted on March 30, 2009 by rhonorv

Of all the stories coming out of the economic downturn, the one that has recently aroused the most ire is that of AIG’s distribution of hefty bonus packages to its higher-ups as it sank and accepted billions in bailout funds. … Continue reading →

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The Gloom Over Bay Ridge

Posted on March 17, 2009 by snhenry

                The cries of Bay Ridge’s businesses scream out from its storefronts as their economic future gets sucked in by the recession. Large companies and even mom-and-pop stores, and their employees meet a dreadful fate of low revenues, job losses, … Continue reading →

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CB2 Turns Down Nolita’s Request for Liquor Licences, Again

Posted on March 12, 2009 by ellesee

Photos by Lilian Chan   New York City‘s Community Board 2 turned downs multiple requests for liquor license by two restaurants occupying the same block in Nolita. Community members gathered in the Cronin auditorium at St. Vincent Hospital on Tuesday for the SLA licensing hearing. … Continue reading →

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Carrión Leaves Not-So-Lasting Effect on Castle Hill

Posted on March 12, 2009 by Lisa

Photo from NewYorkTimes.com With being chosen as the White House Director of Urban Affairs, you would think that former Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrión, Jr.’s former constituents would have glowing remarks about his leadership ability, or at least know who … Continue reading →

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WXRK Switch Unpopular With Listeners

Posted on March 10, 2009 by jbolton

     WXRK, known as K-Rock in New York City, will  be switching to a Top 40 format at 5:00pm on Wednesday, March 11th.  This mirrors stations such as z100 that play current hit songs spanning all genres.      … Continue reading →

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How Sweet It Is

Posted on March 8, 2009 by wbattaglia

Sugar Sweet Sunshine Two beat-up wooden benches are stationed in front of five glass doors. One of the doors has a red outline of a heart which reads, “Sugar Sweet Sunshine.”  Inside, the wooden floor and green recliner, with its … Continue reading →

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Toll Brothers Gowanus Project

Posted on March 4, 2009 by Esther

The Brooklyn Paper announces the approval of a controversial mixed-income housing project on the banks of the Gowanus Canal. The Department of City Planning has approved the Toll Brothers’ request to build 447 units of housing in a complex of … Continue reading →

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Business Opens in Spite of Recession

Posted on February 24, 2009 by edithe1011

While many businesses are closing due to the current state of the economy, a new restaurant opens in Prospect Lefferts Gardens.  Billy Sunday’s opened on January 16, 2009 at 47 Lincoln Road.   Walking into Billy Sunday’s feels like stepping out … Continue reading →

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Lingering Questions

Posted on February 17, 2009 by alison drew

Despite an abundance of information floating around the web about the two plane crashes this past month- one in to the Hudson river, one in to a house in Buffalo- additional questions remain. The stories are parallel in many ways- … Continue reading →

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East of Queens and far South of a City Pace

Posted on February 16, 2009 by rhonorv

Aside from those who have lived here or visited, most people think of Long Island as the little cluster of identical suburbs east of Queens, culminating in Montauk and the Hamptons. One would be a bit hard pressed to find … Continue reading →

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Christian Gives Private Tutoring Business to the Church

Posted on December 14, 2008 by tiffanychiu

            In our current rough economy, who would swap a weekly pay check of $2,000 for a $600 one? Perhaps a dedicated Christian; like the person who just handed over his private tutoring company to his church.               John … Continue reading →

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Donations difficult to come by

Posted on December 14, 2008 by kclark

The altruistic spirit that is alive in most of us during the holidays makes it a perfect time for charitable organizations to ask for donations. But this year charitable events like the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life are re-evaluating … Continue reading →

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The Humane Society Supports Pet Owners at Times of Recession.

Posted on December 14, 2008 by dbuberbayeva

                                 

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No Dumping…

Posted on December 11, 2008 by James Slattery

Community Board 12, which serves Jamaica, Hollis, St. Albans, Springfield Gardens, Baisley Park, Rochdale Village, and South Jamaica, is furious with the way the city is dumping in their neighborhood. This is not your typical form of dumping, the community … Continue reading →

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