via City Room
Facebook is a Dog’s Best Friend
Jeb owes his life to the Facebook group “Urgent Part 2,” which posts pictures and information about dogs scheduled to be put down.
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via Crain's New York Business
Flea Market Loser in Aqueduct Deal
A deal for a racino at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens could spell the end of the parking-lot flea market held Tuesdays and weekends from April through December.
via New York Daily News
Valet Parking for Bikes Rolls Out
Transportation Alternatives, which promotes biking over fume-spewing cars in the city, has established a new service at public events designed to draw folks on bikes rather than in vehicles.
via New York Daily News
Fed Up Over Food Stamps Diet
Volunteers lived on minimal food for five days in an effort draw awareness to possible cuts to the food stamps program.
Exposing the Art World, on YouTube
James Kalm has been videoing gallery private views and exhibition openings around the city since 2006. His video have earned more than 1.3 million YouTube hits.
Pickling History on Lower East Side
The Lower East Side's past, present and future as a center of the sweet and sour was celebrated recently at International Pickle Day. This year's festival attracted more than 18,000 people and 25 pickle vendors.
Blind Learn New Way to Vote
The Board of Elections held a demonstration on how to use the city's new voting machines at the Jewish Guild for the Blind in Manhattan.
Google Meets Guggenheim With YouTube Art
The Guggenheim Museum is featuring selections from “YouTube Play: A Biennial of Creative Video,” with works from a contest drew 23,000 entries. We look at some of the 25 winners.