via Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Getting Physical – and Physics – on Playground
The new science-themed, student-designed playground at Public School/Middle School 394 in Crown Heights also will serve as a neighborhood park.
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via The Queens Courier
Sinatra School Opens on High Note
Music greats Tony Bennett and Quincy Jones helped Astoria welcome the Frank Sinatra School of the Arts, which celebrates the legacy of Ol’ Blue Eyes and the value of arts education.
via New York Daily News
Stella D'oro Ditches Bronx, Workers
Stella D'oro, the longtime Bronx Italian cookie and breadstick maker, is fleeing to Ohio, leaving some 150 workers jobless.
via The Local
'Dynamite' Discovery Backfires
As Robert Lopez tells it, his legal troubles began when he plucked a bundle of fake dynamite from the trash and took it home with plans to turn the fake bomb into a piggy bank.
Bid to Revive La Marqueta
Residents and community leaders are pushing for the redevelopment of the city-owned public market to address the scarcity of fresh foods in East Harlem, where two in three adults are overweight or obese.
Uproar Over Bx Zoo Education Cuts
School trips to the Bronx Zoo and teacher training programs based at the renowned wildlife center face a lion's share of budget cuts.
via City Limits
Cafes Try to Make the Health Grade
Some mom-and-pop restaurateurs fear their businesses will be hurt by a city plan to post health inspection grades.
via The Local
Help and Hope for the Jobless
Khalil Rashid of the Labor Services Resource Room in Brooklyn helps people find jobs — no easy task these days.