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.
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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 The Queens Courier
Sinatra School Opens on High Note
Music greats Tony Bennett and Quincy Jones helped Astoria welcome the Frank Sinatra School of the Arts, which celebrates the legacy of Ol’ Blue Eyes and the value of arts education.
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 219 Magazine
Big Stink Over Gowanus’ Future
The feds are eying using Superfund money to clean up the Gowanus Canal. But opponents – including City Hall – say the Superfund process would take too long and could prevent redevelopment along the canal’s banks.
via The Local
Banking on Fulton Street
A new bank brings new hope on one of Brooklyn's most vibrant strips.
via Mott Haven Herald
Green Dreams For Port Morris
The proposed South Bronx Greenway could bring tree-lined paths and waterfront parks to Port Morris’ lifeless streets.
via The Queens Courier
Immigrants Eye a Return Home
Some Ecuadorian immigrants in Queens are moving home, driven away by the poor economy and lured by new business incentives being offered in their homeland.