via Crain's New York Business
Lehman Loss Hits Non-Profit Groups
Lehman Brothers' bankruptcy likely will mean funding woes for many local non-profit groups that relied on the investment bank's generosity.
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Used Bike Business Booms
With gas prices at a record high and environmental awareness growing, bike use is on the rise in the city. Some new businesses are popping up to help meet the demand.
via New York Daily News
Posh Pet Services Flock to S. Harlem
Doris Wade looked around her South Harlem neighborhood in 2006 and saw a need: services for pets. So she opened Posh Paws.
'All-City' Student Band Plays On
Public high school musicians from around the five boroughs rehearse long hours with the All-City concert group, whose gigs include an annual show at Lincoln Center. Even as the program struggles with funding issues, the band plays on.
via New York Daily News
He's The Big Daddy Of Pop Culture
Steve Campanella shares his home with Superman, James Dean and many other friends from his past. The retired Marine and compulsive collector, has turned his Brooklyn home into a mini museum dedicated to preserving his favorite pop-culture icons.
via amNew York
“L” is For Love Train
Straphanger who use the L train's Bedford Avenue stop in Brooklyn take to the Internet more often than riders on any other line to turn subway flirting into trysts, an examination of craigslist.org's "missed connections" thread shows.
via The Villager
Bowery Bum-Out Over Changes
The Bowery, once New York's infamous Skid Row, is becoming home to boutique hotels and other upscale developments. That's rankled some residents, including the members of the new Bowery Association Network (BAN).
via New York Daily News
Bookworms Decry RIF-Off
Jade Stebbins, 5, developed her love of books thanks to her mother – and RIF. But planned federal cuts would decimate RIF's Inexpensive Book Distribution program, impacting kids like Jade. Librarians and parents are banding to fight for funding.