Mom's the Word On Elections
Getting elected takes connections and cash. But some candidates also rely on the closest connection of all – mom – free of charge.
Top Stories
via The Hunts Point Express
Farmers Market Gets Bronx Boost
The city's only wholesale farmers market, which moved to Hunts Point this year, is getting a $296,000 grant.
via The Brooklyn Rail
A Tempest Blows into Coney Island
The Brave New World Repertory Theatre brought the Bard to the Boardwalk in production of "The Tempest," set on Coney Island.
Jackson’s Star of Non-Thriller Halloween
Costumes of the late Michael Jackson are a big seller this year. But overall Halloween spending is expected to drop because of the recession.
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.
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 219 Magazine
Big Stink Over Gowanus’ Future
The feds are eying using Superfund money to clean up the Gowanus Canal. But opponents – including City Hall – say the Superfund process would take too long and could prevent redevelopment along the canal’s banks.