Live Coverage: Mother’s Day 2012
Our reporters examine what it means to be a mom these days.
Place: Brooklyn
via Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Stores Weather a (Lack of) Storm
Shopkeepers who rely on seasonal sale spikes are still recovering from the mild winter.
via The New York Times
Budget Cuts Hit Home
Tameeka Ford Norville has made it her mission to keep kids off streets since a teenager killed her brother. Now the after-school programs she runs are threatened by funding reductions.
via New York Daily News
New Life for Tragic Cafe
A new coffee shop is set for the Ditmas Park storefront last occupied by Whisk Bakery Café, which closed after the mysterious death of its owner.
via New York Daily News
Food Co-op Seeks Diversity
A new food co-op in Clinton Hill is trying to attract more minority shopper…
via Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Waterfront Park Plans Sinking
Greenpoint and Williamsburg have just 0.6 acres of open space per 1,000 residents – far below the city average. Some 33 new acres of promised parks have yet to materialize.
via Dominion of New York
Skateboard Park Ramps Up
The new skateboard park at Brower Park in Crown Heights is proving a popular spot for the sport – and for lessons in its culture and history.
via The Local
A Move to Mark the Wright House
A local group wants to highlight the unmarked Fort Greene home where "Native Son" Richard Wright once lived.