Eagle St. Farm Offers Bird’s-Eye View
A rooftop garden in Greenpoint yields produce for a farmers market and local restaurants.
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via Bed-Stuy Patch
Voices Raised Over Call to Prayer
A Bedford-Stuyvesant's mosque playing of the Muslim call to prayer five times a day via a loudspeaker has drawn some complaints.
Graphic Images Aim at Ending Smoking
Health officials are hoping that disturbing images slated for cigarette packages will deter tobacco use. Some smokers aren't so sure.
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."
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.