Archive for the ‘Business’ Category

Longtime Carroll Gardens residents wrestle with development

Posted on September 3rd, 2010 by Will Holloway

Longtime Carroll Gardens residents wrestle with development

Development and historic district designation are debated in a traditionally Italian-American neighborhood.

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Consumer group shreds documents, misconceptions

Posted on September 3rd, 2010 by Matt Allinson

Consumer group shreds documents, misconceptions

State consumer group educates consumers about identity theft.

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Slideshow: Lincoln Park Community Farm

Posted on August 30th, 2010 by Andaiye Taylor

Slideshow: Lincoln Park Community Farm

Newark’s Lincoln Park Coast Cultural District’s community farm, in pictures.

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Community farm launches in Newark’s Lincoln Park

Posted on August 28th, 2010 by Andaiye Taylor

Community farm launches in Newark’s Lincoln Park

Newark, N.J., farm looks to become a mainstay amid key challenges.

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Harlem community leader begins a new chapter of her life

Posted on August 28th, 2010 by Stephanie Coutrix

Harlem community leader begins a new chapter of her life

Former 32nd Precinct Community Council president has decided to focus on new projects.

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New Haven housing center expands

Posted on August 12th, 2010 by Brian Dowling

New Haven housing center expands

Demand for services rises nearly tenfold.

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Selling the nation’s most expensive tobacco

Posted on July 10th, 2010 by Matt Allinson

Selling the nation’s most expensive tobacco

An increased tax on tobacco affects longtime store owner.

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Armed robberies in Park Slope put shop owners on edge

Posted on December 14th, 2009 by Lauren Sausser

Armed robberies in Park Slope put shop owners on edge

A rash of armed robberies in Park Slope have led business owners to take extra safety measures in the normally quiet neighborhood.

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Nonprofits in the Lower East Side battle the perfect storm

Posted on December 14th, 2009 by Shanthi Venkataraman

Nonprofits in the Lower East Side battle the perfect storm

State funding cuts threaten core service offerings of settlement houses.

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Calorie labels have uncertain effect in poor neighborhoods

Posted on November 23rd, 2009 by Sasha Chavkin

Calorie labels have uncertain effect in poor neighborhoods

Calorie labels have limited effect in low-income neighborhoods.

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Living

Crotona Park East and West Farms to get facelift

Crotona Park East and West Farms to get facelift

Twenty percent of the new development area will be reserved for affordable housing, according to the group’s proposal.

Politics

Harlem artist, neighborhood work to preserve murals

Harlem artist, neighborhood work to preserve murals

Many Harlem residents consider these gates a part of the neighborhood’s history.

Religion

Racial propaganda causes concern in Greenpoint

Racial propaganda causes concern in Greenpoint

White supremacist fliers were left under the windshield wipers of cars parked overnight in Greenpoint, but officials say their message is protected under the First Amendment.