Banking on Blood Donations
The New York Blood Center is putting out a new call for donations.
Place: Manhattan
Crafts Boost Industry Outlook
The fourth annual American Fine Craft Show kicked off at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center amid an increase in artisan businesses filling former industrial spaces in Brooklyn.
via Crain's New York Business
Photo Finish for B&H in Brooklyn
The Midtown photo and electronics retailer appears set to move its warehouse from the Brooklyn Navy Yard to upstate.
Ending School-to-Prison Pipeline
Former state Chief Judge Judith Kaye and the New York City School-Justice Partnership Task Force produced a report called, “Keeping Kids in School and Out of Court.”
Sad Anniversary For Finest
Hundreds gathered to mark the 25th anniversary of the night two of New York's Finest were killed in separate incidents.
Picturing Girl Power Via School
As part of United Nations campaign to promote education for young women, girls from Egypt, Nepal, Burkina Faso and the U.S. erased a billboard-sized image of girls in factories – and revealed a more positive image of girls in school.
No Hailing ‘Taxi of Tomorrow’
Advocates for wheelchair-accessible cabs flocked to Manhattan Federal Court to support a lawsuit against the city’s “Taxi of Tomorrow.”
via Our Town Downtown
Shutdown Shuts Out Vendors
The closure of the Statue of Liberty, forced by the government shutdown, means a huge drop in business for street vendors, many of them veterans.