Roller Derby ‘Girls’ Slam and Jam
The Bronx Gridlock, the Brooklyn Bombshells, the Manhattan Mayhem and the Queens of Pain compete in the Gotham Girls Roller Derby league.
Place: Manhattan
Taxis Race Into the Future
The city's new cabs, expected to hit the streets next year, will include sliding doors, sun roofs and outlets to recharge mobile devices.
via New York Daily News
Probation Office Set For Harlem
A satellite probation office, designed to connect minor offenders to job training and other programs close to home, is coming to central Harlem.
via New York Daily News
Pole Dancing Muscles In
Le Femme Suite in West Harlem attracts a growing number of enthusiasts of the popular new dance form.
Families Rally for Trayvon
Some 2,000 demonstrators attended the Million Hoodie March in Union Square to demand justice for Trayvon Martin – and protection for their own kids.
via Voices of NY
Hunger Strikers Unite For Tibet
Three men have consumed nothing except water since beginning their protest in front of United Nations on Lo-sar — the Tibetan New Year — on Feb. 22.
via 219 West
Beyond 9/11: Terrorism 101
Manhattan's John Jay College of Criminal Justice is at the center of merging the study of terrorism and the training of future law enforcement officials.
via City Limits
Giving Citizens a Budgeting Voice
Residents of four City Council districts will soon vote on how to spend $1 million in their communities as part of a pilot program called participatory budgeting.