Local Phelps Fans Split on Pot Pics
The instantly infamous photo showing Olympic swimming champ Michael Phelps' smoking marijuana got a mixed reaction from fans at a local pool.
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Mobile Clinics Help City’s Pet Cause
The ASPCA offers mobile clinics where dog and cats can be spayed or neutered for free or at low cost.
Park’s Holiday Market Feels Big Chill
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas in Union Square -- but merchants at the park's holiday market are singing the blues instead of carols.
Plastic Tax Threat Amid New Bag Boom
Mayor Bloomberg wants to hit shoppers with a six-cent plastic bag surcharge. Meanwhile, the reusable bag business is growing.
Horse Carriage Debate Gallops On
The fight over the fate of New York's carriage horses is heating up – even with winter approaching.
Battle to Save Admirals’ Row
Preservationists are fighting to save crumbling Admirals' Row, once the jewel of the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
Urban Composters Get Hands Dirty
Organic waste can be turned into usable soil – as long as you don't mind a little smell and a lot of worms.
Saxman Finds ‘Place’ For Jazz History
Saxophonist Bill Saxton always dreamed of owning a jazz club in his Harlem neighborhood. It wasn't until after he opened Bill's Place that he learned of the space's storied history as a music nightspot.