Kitty’s a Tiger in the Ring
Kathleen (Kitty) Walsh, a 20-year-old college student, is battling her way through the Daily News Golden Gloves tournament.
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via The Local
Dying For Yoga – in a Funeral Home
A Brooklyn yoga studio owner has set up shop in a former funeral home where her students practice "death meditation."
Horse Carriage Drivers Seek Raise
The price of a horse carriage ride in New York City could rise by $20 – to $54 for a half hour – if a proposed law is passed by City Council.
via The Local
Daycare in Gentrifying Areas Faces Ax
The Duffield Children's Center in Fort Greene is among 15 subsidized daycare operations, located in gentrifying neighborhoods, that could be shuttered.
via Gay City News
Gay-Friendly Bar Faces Final Curtain
Brooklyn's Starlite Lounge, which bills itself as the “oldest black-owned non-discriminating bar in New York,” is battling eviction after a half-century in business.
via Crain's New York Business
Hard Numbers Behind Soft Job Market
Depending on who’s asking, when they’re asking and what they’re asking, New…
via New York Daily News
Attacks Spur Help For Bronx Africans
Bronx officials are forming an African Advisory Council amid a spate of attacks against the borough's growing African immigrant population.
via The Villager
A 'Room' With a View: So Bad, It's Good
"The Room," described by fans as the "Citizen Kane" of awful movies, is attracting a "Rocky Horror"-like cult following at the Village East Cinema.