Putting ‘Cycling’ in Recycling
Thomas Porter of Porter Cycles pieces together old bicycle parts into custom-made new two-wheelers in his Bushwick shop.
Topic: Business
Gardening on the Go
Filmmaker Ian Cheney planted a mini-farm in the back of his 1986 Dodge pickup and made a documentary about creative agriculture.
Art is Key to Locksmith’s Success
Phil Mortillaro, locksmith and safecracker, used thousands of keys to create the intricate designs that cover his Greenwich Village storefront.
via New York Daily News
La Marqueta Celebrates Rebirth
The famed East Harlem market is back in bloom after a major renovation.
Assimilating and Curing Cawfee Talk
Jeffery Davis runs Speak Clear Communications, a speech and accent coaching business.
via The Huffington Post
Trouble in ‘Gasland’
A filmmaker charges the gas industry is trying to kill the Oscar chances of his documentary, "Gasland," which examines hydro-fracking in New York and elsewhere.
via Mott Haven Herald
Cooking up Help For Bronx Businesses
George Goss and Audra Moore, a husband-and-wife artists team, got their cookie business going with some help from the Bronx Overall Economic Development Corporation.
via New York Daily News
Brownfield of Dreams in the Bronx
A cleanup and new buildings – including a hotel – are on tap for environmentally tainted lots in the South Bronx.