via New York Daily News
Instrument Shop is Music to Many Ears
Brooklyn's only woodwind and brass shop is celebrating its first anniversary at a time when many other small businesses are struggling.
Tag: New York City
Ex-Pat Support for Jailed Russian
Backers of imprisoned oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky at the Crossroads of the World to mark eight years since his arrest and imprisonment in Russia.
Pantry Helps Hungry Help Others
The West Side Campaign Against Hunger food pantry uses a customer-cooperative model under which clients volunteer to help run the supermarket-style operation.
The Clothing Store That Covered NY
After a massive promotional campaign that plastered city streets, subways and newspapers with ads, fashion retailer Uniqlo opened its third New York store.
A Visionary Ride
Visually impaired New Yorkers were paired on tandem bikes with sighted partners in a 24-hour fundraiser for Lighthouse International.
via Norwood News
Cigar Shop Rolls With The Times
Rosario’s Cigars, which specializes in Dominican-style smokes, is celebrating its 10th anniversary.
via The Local
Dorm Living Offers High School Hope
Brooklyn's Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School provides housing for male students who are not reaching their full potential because of problems outside the classroom.
via WBAI Radio
AudioFiles: DIY in NYC
Our podcast team explores do-it-yourself culture in the city, with stops that include an inventors' fair, a food festival – and a performance by a local band.