via Juvenile Justice Information Exchange
Rebuilding Lives Through Music
A new collaboration between Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute and the city Department of Probation helps young probationers create songs.
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A Tree House Grows in Brooklyn
Roderick Romero turned trees felled by Hurricane Sandy into art for the Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
via The Brooklyn Bureau
Warnings of Tax Refund Scams
Unscrupulous tax preparers drain refunds by promising gifts or pushing loans to low-income clients, consumer advocates warn.
via Sheepshead Bites
Suit: Transgender Patient Left to Die
Shaun Smith's family contends she went untreated after EMS responders saw breasts on what otherwise appeared to be a male body.
via WG News + Arts
Charter School Vows to Deliver
The principal of the MESA Charter High School is spreading the word about the school, set to open in Bushwick next fall.
via City Atlas
New Trees Take Root, Post-Sandy
Saplings planted through the city's MillionTreesNYC program are slowly helping make up for those lost in the storm.
The Bubble Man of Central Park
Nathan Freeman turns soap and water into whimsical spectacle at Manhattan's most famous oasis.
An Eye for the Runway
Claire Thompson battled back from an illness that threatened to take her sight and established a career as a fashion artist.