via The Local
Banking on Fulton Street
A new bank brings new hope on one of Brooklyn's most vibrant strips.
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via Mott Haven Herald
Green Dreams For Port Morris
The proposed South Bronx Greenway could bring tree-lined paths and waterfront parks to Port Morris’ lifeless streets.
via The Queens Courier
Immigrants Eye a Return Home
Some Ecuadorian immigrants in Queens are moving home, driven away by the poor economy and lured by new business incentives being offered in their homeland.
via New York Daily News
Remittance Pittance for Ecuadoreans
Ecuadorean immigrants in Queens are sending less money home amid the economic downturn. Some have been forced to ask relatives in Ecuador to wire them cash.
Students Find Rewards in Giving Back
Students at Regis High School are required to do volunteer work at senior citizens centers and other venues. The Regis model may soon extend to city public schools.
Push to Fold Strollers on Trains
For many parents, the subway is the best way to get around the city. But traveling on the train with strollers can be dangerous. That’s why the Transit Authority has a longstanding advertising campaign urging parents fold strollers and carry them – and their babies – on the train.
Exploring Space and Science Ed Funds
Retired astronaut Scott Carpenter recently spoke to city school children amid a growing push for more science education funding.
Bearing Scars, Baghdad to Brooklyn
Nour Abbas was a translator for the U.S. military in Iraq when she and her father were shot by insurgents in 2005. He was killed. She still carries the scars, physical and otherwise.