via DNAinfo.com
Closing the Book on Borders
The Columbus Circle branch of the faltering bookstore chain offered bittersweet bargains in its final hours.
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Blood Drive Strives to Open Hearts
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community co-hosted a blood drive in Manhattan two days before the tenth anniversary of 9/11.
via Voices of NY
Rising Battles Over Mosques
A recent New York Civil Liberties Union report details nine fights over plans for mosques across the state.
Images of Irene
Hurricane Irene arrived ready for her close-up. Our reporters were prepared, capturing images of the storm and its aftermath, around the city and its environs.
via Bed-Stuy Patch
Path-Blazing Pol Gets Street Honor
Part of Jefferson Avenue has been renamed Bertram L. Baker Way in honor of the late assemblyman, who became Brooklyn's first African-American elected official in 1948.
via New York Daily News
A New Twist on Yoga in Brooklyn
The Third Root Community Health Center offers yoga classes geared toward the LGBT community.
via The New York Times
Alzheimer’s Robs Poet of His Words
Jack Agüeros, the playwright and poet, has lost the ability to read and write because of Alzheimer's disease.
Chocolate Maker’s Sweet on Red Hook
After whetting customers' appetite with a pop-up shop in DUMBO, Red Hook's Cacao Prieto chocolate factory is poised open its doors to the public.