via The Hunts Point Express
Farmers Market Gets Bronx Boost
The city's only wholesale farmers market, which moved to Hunts Point this year, is getting a $296,000 grant.
Topic: Business
Jackson’s Star of Non-Thriller Halloween
Costumes of the late Michael Jackson are a big seller this year. But overall Halloween spending is expected to drop because of the recession.
via New York Daily News
Stella D'oro Ditches Bronx, Workers
Stella D'oro, the longtime Bronx Italian cookie and breadstick maker, is fleeing to Ohio, leaving some 150 workers jobless.
via The Local
Banking on Fulton Street
A new bank brings new hope on one of Brooklyn's most vibrant strips.
Bid to Revive La Marqueta
Residents and community leaders are pushing for the redevelopment of the city-owned public market to address the scarcity of fresh foods in East Harlem, where two in three adults are overweight or obese.
Making Green by Going Green
The marriage of environmentalism and commerce was on display at the Building Green Expo in Lower Manhattan, just in time for Earth Day celebrations.
via City Limits
Cafes Try to Make the Health Grade
Some mom-and-pop restaurateurs fear their businesses will be hurt by a city plan to post health inspection grades.
via The Local
Help and Hope for the Jobless
Khalil Rashid of the Labor Services Resource Room in Brooklyn helps people find jobs — no easy task these days.