Used Bike Business Booms
With gas prices at a record high and environmental awareness growing, bike use is on the rise in the city. Some new businesses are popping up to help meet the demand.
Topic: Environment
Seaport Charts New Course
The South Street Seaport Museum in Lower Manhattan wants to reduce its flee…
A Garden Party in the Bronx
Off the last stop on the No. 2 train, nestled between the noisy trainyards …
Crackdown Tests Recyclers' Metal
The city is cracking down on folks who swipe recyclables left on curbsides, increasing fines to $2,000 from $100. Still, scrap metal theft goes on – particularly in Brooklyn, home to the Sixth St. Iron & Metal recycling plant.
via The Hunts Point Express
A Happy Earth Day in The Bronx
Sonia Owens cooked the perfect s'more using a solar powered pizza box as a …
Million Tree Plan Takes Root
The city is giving the concrete jungle a makeover: Some 1,000,000 trees are…
Organic Market Grows Despite Prices
The organic food market is a small but fast-growing segment of the food ind…
via New York Daily News
DUMBO Bags Shoppers
DUMBO'S got a brand new bag. The DUMBO Business Improvement District is handing out free reusable canvas bags to the neighborhood's 1,300 households.