By: Tracy Chimming, Maria Clark, Indrani Datta, Jeanmarie Evelly & Jessica Wakeman Boxing fans gathered Wednesday night in Brooklyn to watch 14 young hopefuls battle it out to advance in the famous Golden Gloves competition. Held at Thomas Jefferson High School, the event was just one in a 10-week series of bouts before the final […]
Archive | March, 2009
Tamil-Americans Protest Sri Lankan Mission in NYC
Posted on 20 March 2009.
Nearly 100 Tamil Americans gathered outside of the Sri Lanka Mission to the United Nations in Midtown Manhattan on March 16, chanting for a cease-fire in the war torn northern region of Sri Lanka. In recent weeks, the Sri Lankan military has made significant advances on the Liberation Tiger of Thamil Eelam (LTTE), an ethnic […]
Posted in Multimedia, Politics, Video
"Green" Day
Posted on 19 March 2009.
The 248th annual (yes, you read right, two-hundred and forty-eighth) St. Patrick’s Day Parade in New York City gives the world permission to be Irish for a day. The Parade’s first march up Fifth Avenue was in 1762, and this year in 2009, the day is still as special. People came all the way from […]
Posted in Multimedia
The Battle For Asser-Levy Park
Posted on 16 March 2009.
There have been news about Marty Marcowitz wanting to build an amphitheater in Asser-Levy Park. I put together a slideshow about it.
Posted in Multimedia
Opening of new South Ferry Station
Posted on 16 March 2009.
by Xiomara Martinez-White and Sergey Kadinsky The South Ferry loop on the 1 train opened in 1905, allowing a one-seat ride between the Staten Island ferry and Harlem. By 1946, subway trains were expanded to 8 cars, and the station became obsolete. Without room for growth, its tight loop forced passengers to move to the […]
Posted in Manhattan, Multimedia, Video
Real Estate Fears in NYC
Posted on 14 March 2009.
By Lois DeSocio, Jacqueline Linge, Maureen Sullivan, and Brian Winkowski. The New York City real estate market is no longer immune to the real estate drop that is hitting the rest of the country. Home values and sales have decreased throughout the metropolitan area, according to the Real Estate Board of New York. As a […]
Posted in Manhattan, Multimedia, Video
AIDS Activists Flunk New York City Health Care Services
Posted on 13 March 2009.
D. D-minus. F. Those are the grades that HIV and AIDS advocates gave to New York City’s health care services.
Posted in Featured, Health Care, Manhattan, Multimedia, Politics, Video
The Big East Experience: Basketball, Fans and Scalpers
Posted on 13 March 2009.
The Big East Tournament has come to Madison Square Garden, and along with it throngs of fans, bands, teams, and of course ticket scalpers.
High school seniors need college cash
Posted on 13 March 2009.
Reporting by: Amber Benham, Rachel Senatore, Jessica Simeone and Nicole Turso Teenagers these days aren’t just thinking about love and movies; they’re worried about how they’ll pay for college in a recession. For these seniors, saving money is the goal. Ivan Collado Ivan got accepted at the University of Michigan, but there’s a nearly $15,000 […]
Posted in Multimedia
The Green Economy, a work in progress
Posted on 12 March 2009.
and Aisha Al-Muslim, Damiano Beltrami, Anastasia Economides, and Kate Zhao New York entrepreneurs are figuring out how to get the green by being green Green businesses are popping up all over the city—from Flatbush Avenue in downtown Brooklyn to the Bowery in Manhattan. But the term “green business” is somewhat amorphous. Entrepreneurs who are striving […]
Posted in Multimedia
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