via New York Daily News
DUMBO Bags Shoppers
DUMBO'S got a brand new bag. The DUMBO Business Improvement District is handing out free reusable canvas bags to the neighborhood's 1,300 households.
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via Courier-Life Publications
Nails in the Economic Coffin
Manicurists are biting their nails over the current economic downturn. Spending at spas is down, according to customers and owners in Williamsburg – an indication some folks are cutting back on even the most ordinary of pampering.
via amNew York
Pins & Needles For Mom Brings Baby
Katia Frishman tried for four years to get pregnant and finally underwent in vitro fertilization, only to miscarry. She turned to a method unfamiliar to Western fertility clinics: Acupuncture. Her daughter, Maya Isabella, was born Feb. 20.
via New York Daily News
Houdini Whodunnit in Queens
Harry Houdini could escape just about anything – except publicity. Two authors believe the legendary magician was fatally poisoned 82 years ago, and want to exhume his body from a Queens cemetery to test their theory.
Union Slams Senior Care Company
Union-backed protesters railed against labor and living conditions at one of the nation’s largest senior care providers’ facilities Feb. 27 on the Upper West Side. The company accused protest organizers of waging a publicity stunt to collect more union dues.
via Downtown Express
A Bull Market For Roti
Trinidadian food is rising on Wall Street. Alvin Badall's roti truck is proving to be a big hit with the Financial District crowd.
via New York Daily News
School of Rap
At the South Bronx Preparatory school, the traditional "three Rs" have been joined by a fourth: rappin'. The middle school is home to the Urban Art Beat, an after-school program where students learn the history and craft of hip hop.
via New York Daily News
New Housing To End Garden Party
At first it sounds like a typical tale of gentrification: Spanish Harlem residents battle to save a community garden from being bulldozed to make way for apartments. But the gardeners are fighting neighbors, not outside developers. The 116th St. Block Association plans to build low-income housing on the garden site.