Posted on 25 April 2009. Tags: chelsea piers, Earth Day, energy, green, renewable energy, windpower
By Valerie Lapinski, Colin Orcutt, Maureen Sullivan, Nicole Turso, and Brian Winkowski New York: The New Windy City? City officials on Thursday honored Chelsea Piers, the country’s biggest sports and entertainment complex, for converting to 100% wind power. Chelsea Piers made the switch in October, making it the biggest business in NYC to use wind […]
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Posted in Business, Earth Day, Featured, Manhattan, Multimedia
Posted on 15 April 2009. Tags: bars, entrepreneurs, P&G Cafe, recession
By Damiano Beltrami, Aisha Al-Muslim, Anastasia Economides Sometimes there are advantages to opening a business during an economic downturn. Holiday Haber, owner of P&G Café, a bar that opened two weeks ago at Columbus Ave and 78th Street, says there’s not as much red tape now. At a time when many business are closing or […]
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Posted in Business, Featured, Multimedia
Posted on 15 April 2009. Tags: economy, Politics, protests, recession, Wall Street
by Igor Kossov, Lindsay Lazarski, Mike Reicher and Kate Zhao As April rain fell on Wall Street, employees at Bank of America stood between potted plants in their second floor offices and looked down at the angry crowd below. The people in the crowd waved plastic-draped signs, chanting “shame” and “bankers come out.” The bankers […]
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Posted in City Proposals, Featured, Health Care, Multimedia, Politics, Video
Posted on 13 March 2009. Tags: Charles King, Harlem, HIV/AIDS, Housing Works, Mayor Bloomberg
D. D-minus. F. Those are the grades that HIV and AIDS advocates gave to New York City’s health care services.
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Posted in Featured, Health Care, Manhattan, Multimedia, Politics, Video
Posted on 13 March 2009. Tags: Big East, College Basketball, Fans, Scalpers, Ticket Sells, Tournament
The Big East Tournament has come to Madison Square Garden, and along with it throngs of fans, bands, teams, and of course ticket scalpers.
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Posted in Featured, Manhattan
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