via The Local
A Move to Mark the Wright House
A local group wants to highlight the unmarked Fort Greene home where "Native Son" Richard Wright once lived.
Tag: New York City
via Voices of NY
Hunger Strikers Unite For Tibet
Three men have consumed nothing except water since beginning their protest in front of United Nations on Lo-sar — the Tibetan New Year — on Feb. 22.
via 219 West
Beyond 9/11: Terrorism 101
Manhattan's John Jay College of Criminal Justice is at the center of merging the study of terrorism and the training of future law enforcement officials.
via New York Daily News
Microloans Show Big Impact
Small business owners and entrepreneurs, often shunned by banks during tough economic times, are turning to nonprofit groups for modest loans.
via New York Daily News
Pooper-Scooper Woes Plague Bronx
Residents and neighborhood groups are fed up with what they say is a lack of pooper-scooper law enforcement by the city Sanitation Department.
via City Limits
Search for The Phantom Landlord
One Bronx real estate operator held an interest in many troubled buildings – including one where a boy was killed in fire. But when advocates pushed for improvements, they found no one to hold accountable.
via Mott Haven Herald
Artist Reflects Beauty of the Bronx
Daniel Hauben's paintings of the Bronx will hang in the Bronx Community College’s North Instructional Building and Library, set to open this summer.
via City Limits
Giving Citizens a Budgeting Voice
Residents of four City Council districts will soon vote on how to spend $1 million in their communities as part of a pilot program called participatory budgeting.