Gems Keep Luster in Tough Times
Christie’s auction house, which already has reaped in $3.5 billion sales this year, expects to pull in another $35 million during its upcoming fall jewel and pearl auction.
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A Call For Uniform Change
MATTER OF FAITH: NYPD dress-code policies that prohibit Sikh officers from wearing turbans and beards are coming under fire.
via City Limits
Farmers Markets Reap Fall Bounty
Autumn in New York brings a harvest to the city's farmers markets, whose ranks have grown to 138 from 80 since 2006.
via The New York Times
Park Law Compliance Lags
A public report designed to detail private contributions to city parks falls short of requirements mandated by a 2008 law.
via Mott Haven Herald
Inside a $2, No-Bid City Land Deal
A longtime political operative and two other allies of the Bronx Democratic Party stand to benefit from a controversial plan to develop the site of a former community garden.
‘Virtue’ is in Eye of the Beholder
Queens residents are split on whether it's worth restoring Civic Virtue, an artwork that's been steeped in controversy for decades.
via Voices of NY
Pediatrician Rarely Sees His Kids
Brooklyn pediatrician Leonid Isakov was recently honored during Immigrant Heritage Week. But the Uzbekistan native misses spending time with his family.
via The Haitian Times
Olympic Jumper Hopes to Lift Haiti
New York-reared lawyer Samyr Laine is determined to go to London and bring Haiti its first Olympic medal in 84 years.