Solzhenitsyn Lived in Fear After Exile
Soviet dissident writer Alexander Solzhenitsyn lived in fear of the KGB for years after his exile from the Soviet Union – even as the FBI was secretly watching him, newly disclosed documents reveal.
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via The New York Times
Bedbugs Go to School
Bedbugs, already a nuisance in the city’s bedrooms, retail stores, movie theaters and offices, are now a growing problem in another unwelcome place: public schools.
via New York Amsterdam News
Ex-Cons Find a ‘Castle’ in Harlem
The new Castle Gardens housing complex serves former inmates and low-income New Yorkers.
via Crain's New York Business
Brooklyn’s Producing a Recovery
The expansion of Steiner Studios – where the musical version of "The Producers" was filmed – is one sign that Brooklyn is on the rebound.
via The Local
Digging Into Community Garden Plan
Local gardeners are trying to figure out what proposed new rules could mean for their patches of paradise.
via The Queens Courier
Hot Dog! Vendor’s an Open Champ
Tommy Chan is the lone food vendor allowed to set up shop in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park during the U.S. Open tennis tournament.
Libraries Put Stock in e-Books
The city's public libraries are offering more books online.
via The Local
Penny Poet Offers Streetwise Prose
Robert Samuel Snyderman types up original poems on the spot in return for donations.