via Mott Haven Herald
School Tops Green Roof List
Alfred E. Smith Career and Technical Education High School is the first public school in the city to get a "green roof."
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Ringing up Memories of ‘Brassies’
Peter Warns buys, sells and restores antique cash registers, known as "old brassies."
Shocking Stunt on Tap for Artist
An artist wanted in Russia for having himself nailed to a cross is planning to strap himself into a homemade electric chair – and ask online viewers to vote on his fate.
via City Room
Facebook is a Dog’s Best Friend
Jeb owes his life to the Facebook group “Urgent Part 2,” which posts pictures and information about dogs scheduled to be put down.
Google Meets Guggenheim With YouTube Art
The Guggenheim Museum is featuring selections from “YouTube Play: A Biennial of Creative Video,” with works from a contest drew 23,000 entries. We look at some of the 25 winners.
Hope and Hunger at Food Pantry
The Word of Life Christian Fellowship International’s Bronx food pantry draws more than 1,000 people a week. Sometimes, families are turned away if there isn't enough food.
Seeking a Cure for Jonah
Jonah Weishaar is in a race against time. The two-year-old Brooklyn boy has a rare, incurable disease. His parents are helping organize a study that they hope will lead to a cure.
via New York Daily News
From Broadway to Bedbugs
Janet Friedman has gone from Broadway to bedbugs - and couldn't be happier. The scourge has spawned the growth of niche startups - like Friedman's Bed Bug Busters NY - that prepare apartments for an exterminator.