The high-tech world may soon make its way into the backseat of New York’s fleet of yellow taxis, as the Taxi and Limousine Commission begins to consider whether cabs should offer embedded tablet computers as an option for customers’ use while scurrying around the city. It hasn’t been too long since New Yorkers were confronted…
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City High Schoolers Go to Albany to Lobby for Educational Dream Act
The American Dream is alive and well in the hearts of many kids living and going to school in New York, and they are not afraid to lobby for the Dream in Albany. Young Lobbyists Several dozen high school youth went to Albany Tuesday to confront lawmakers there with their plight as undocumented kids trying…
Occupier Seeking Quarter Million in Damages from City
Brooklyn resident William Osterweil just happened to be taking a stroll on the Brooklyn Bridge last October 1st when suddenly about 700 of his closest friends showed up, also out for some fresh air and exercise. Want to Buy a Bridge? If you believe that, maybe you’d also like to buy the bridge Osterweil, 26,…
Brooklyn Science and Math Teacher Awarded Coveted Endeavor Fellowship
Brooklyn teacher Susan D’Auria was selected to receive an Endeavor Fellowship with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA.) The Endeavor Science Teaching Certificate Project, sponsored by NASA, trains educators who are working towards earning a STEM certificate from Columbia University’s Teachers College. A STEM certificate is awarded to teachers who have become proficient in…
Zamperla and Bitezakis Reach Agreement on Grill in Coney Island
Steve Bitezakisbuilt Steve’s Grill House in 1993, and has been operating his popular eatery, located on the boardwalk in Coney Island, happily ever since. That is until last year when the new landlord of the property, Zamperla, did not renew Bitezakis’ lease at the end of last season. Zamperla wanted Bitezakis out, but Bitezakis…
High-Tech Startups in New York Gaining Momentum
New York is not known as one of the more influential locales on the technology start-up scene, but there are several signs that New York is trying hard and making up some ground in this lucrative and exciting sphere. New York already has a Facebook presence, and together with other such stellar technology players, New…
Ex-Broker Grooms Dogs in Brooklyn Heights
Perfect Paws is a pet grooming store in Brooklyn Heights where former Wall Street banker Tom Vasquez plans on taking great care of your shaggy doggie. Vasquez, who loves animals, decided to turn in his suit and spend his days taking care of man’s best friend, getting them in shape and looking their best. …
Rare Vase Coming Home to Brooklyn
After spending about one year in the Trenton City Museum, a rare ceramic vase is being carefully packaged for its return back to Brooklyn. The vase was originally made in 1904 as part of a set of four, for the St. Louis World’s Fair, by the Trenton Potteries Company, and was on loan to Trenton…
Success Academy Opponents’ Voices Unheard
Opponents of the opening of another Success Academy charter school in Williamsburg were out in force on Tuesday night at a hearing to discuss the merits of opening a charter school in the neighborhood. The Williamsburg community is being split in half by the issue where many newcomers to the neighborhood who are more affluent…
Nazi Chic in Greenpoint Boutique
Apparently taste and business have no bounds, at least when it comes to the sale of earrings in the shape of a swastika in Brooklyn’s Greenpoint neighborhood. The small earrings, which are available at the Bejeweled Boutique, are on sale for $5.99. When the shopkeeper was asked why the store carried such symbols of inhumanity…
