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‘Cash Mobs’ Help Local Shops
Organized groups of shoppers are buying goods in some uptown mom-and-pop stores help save struggling neighborhood business.
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Celebrating Brazilian Soul Great
Fans are marking what would have been the 70th birthday of pioneering musician Tim Maia with parties in New York and around the world.
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Sideshow 101: Good to be a Freak
The Coney Island Sideshow School seeks to pass on the art to new generations.
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Graying in Living Color
New York's aging, increasingly diverse population has spurred new efforts to create welcoming environments for seniors of all cultures. Check out this four-part series on growing old in the city.
via The Villager
9/11 Memorial Tiles in Tug-Of-War
Two Greenwich Village activists removed the iconic Tiles for America, foiling plans to temporarily store them at an Albany museum.
Brooklyn Artists GO Public
Artists recently opened their studios as part of the GO project, a Brooklyn-wide art event in which visitors could vote for pieces to be included in a Brooklyn Museum exhibition.
via The Queens Courier
A Tennis Revival for Forest Hills
Some 35 years after the U.S. Open fled to Flushing, the West Side Tennis Club is making a comeback.
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Lonely Landing for ‘Parachute Children’
Alex Yoo, 14, is one of thousands of Korean children and teens who travel to North America to study without their parents, a practice known as “chogi yuhak.”