A High Line Halloween
Elementary school students collaborated on a train-themed holiday art project inspired by the elevated park's past.
Topic: Arts & Culture
via New York Daily News
Instrument Shop is Music to Many Ears
Brooklyn's only woodwind and brass shop is celebrating its first anniversary at a time when many other small businesses are struggling.
The Clothing Store That Covered NY
After a massive promotional campaign that plastered city streets, subways and newspapers with ads, fashion retailer Uniqlo opened its third New York store.
via WBAI Radio
AudioFiles: DIY in NYC
Our podcast team explores do-it-yourself culture in the city, with stops that include an inventors' fair, a food festival – and a performance by a local band.
via Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Cafe Vies to Offer a New Vox Pop
The new Whisk Bakery and Café seeks to become a cultural center for Ditmas Park, much like the old Vox Pop coffee shop.
via New York Daily News
Quirky Actress Mops up the Stage
Susan-Kate Heaney performs a one-woman show about her special friendship with her collection of mops.
via The Villager
Seeing the Hudson in a New Light
Some 150 solar-powered LEDs shine in white and blue on the decaying stumps of Pier 49 as part of an eco-friendly public art project called, "Reflect the Stars."
Green Comes Into Fashion
More designers are creating eco-friendly clothes. Some greens fashions are set to go on display in Highbridge Park.