via New York Daily News
Scraping by on Scrap Metal
Hard times are spurring an increase in scrap metal scavenging.
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via New York Daily News
Chief's Concerns Over Wall Covering
A city fire chief is sounding the alarm over a building material he believes holds an "inherent danger."
via New York Daily News
Harlem Block to Make History – Again
A row of buildings on W. 135th Street, once the northernmost properties in Manhattan to be owned by a black landlord, is set to become one of the first affordable-housing blocks in the country to undergo a green overhaul.
via The Queens Courier
Artful Compromise on Graffiti Battle
Queens merchants, tired of constantly painting over graffiti, are asking street artists to create murals.
via The Queens Courier
The Death of a Hospital
Two longtime employees offer an inside look at Mary Immaculate Hospital as the 108-year-old Queens medical center is sold to a developer.
via Irish Central
Remembered in Death, 150 Years Later
Remains representing 19th Century Irish and German immigrants who were interred in mass graves on Staten Island finally will be given a proper burial. Workers found the bones during the construction of a new courthouse in 2000.
Free Drinks, Bar None
Open bar promotions are drawing New Yorkers with a thirst for free booze.
via The Brooklyn Rail
A Tempest Blows into Coney Island
The Brave New World Repertory Theatre brought the Bard to the Boardwalk in production of "The Tempest," set on Coney Island.