Flu Shot in the Arm for Asthmatic Kids
Doctors urge that children with asthma be vaccinated against the H1N1 flu with a shot – and not the nasal vaccine administered to most youngsters.
Tag: New York City
On The Run For MetroCards
Michael Ring picks up discarded MetroCards as he trains for marathons. His hobby has earned him $900 so far this year.
Amnesty Plan Tackles Fine Mess
Mayor Bloomberg wants to raise millions with an amnesty program to forgive parking summonse penalties. But not everybody is ready to write a check.
Tech Spurs (Parking) Space Race
Imagine getting a text message before your parking meter expires – and then plunking in a few virtual quarters remotely from a cell phone. The technology is out there – but will New York get it anytime soon?
Citations With a Smile
Courtesy classes could be on tap for city traffic agents. But ticket writers say motorists need a lesson in manners.
via New York Daily News
Albanian Pride on Display in Bronx
In Bronx neighborhoods that have long enjoyed cannolis, veal parmigiana, ti…
Vendors Seek Street Justice
Many street vendors say they are constantly fighting harassment by authorities as they try to eek out a living.
via New York Daily News
Harlem Block to Make History – Again
A row of buildings on W. 135th Street, once the northernmost properties in Manhattan to be owned by a black landlord, is set to become one of the first affordable-housing blocks in the country to undergo a green overhaul.