via The New York Times
Alzheimer’s Robs Poet of His Words
Jack Agüeros, the playwright and poet, has lost the ability to read and write because of Alzheimer's disease.
Place: Manhattan
Juggling No Longer Just a Sideshow
As World Juggling Day approaches, a group of New Yorkers keeps the circus art popular year round.
Cooking up Healthy Meals With Kids
In The Kids Cook Monday, a weekly two-hour class, children 7 to 12 and their guardians learn how to create simple, healthful meals on a budget.
Parking Hikes Raise Mom & Pop Shop Ire
Shop owners are fighting City Hall's plan to raise parking meter rates 25 cents an hour, fearing a drop in business.
via New York Daily News
Lunch Lessons at East Harlem School
An executive chef was tapped to create a new cafeteria menu using only fresh ingredients.
Putting ‘Cycling’ in Recycling
Thomas Porter of Porter Cycles pieces together old bicycle parts into custom-made new two-wheelers in his Bushwick shop.
The Fragile Art of the Egg
Sofika Zielyk makes Ukrainian Easter eggs, known as "pysanky," in her East Village studio.
Young Immigrants Dare to Dream
Immigrant rights advocates, unbowed by the Dream Act's failure in Congress, are waging the fight state-by-state – including in New York.