Used Bike Business Booms
With gas prices at a record high and environmental awareness growing, bike use is on the rise in the city. Some new businesses are popping up to help meet the demand.
Place: Manhattan
via New York Daily News
Posh Pet Services Flock to S. Harlem
Doris Wade looked around her South Harlem neighborhood in 2006 and saw a need: services for pets. So she opened Posh Paws.
via New York Daily News
Pizzerias’ Slice of the Pie Shrinks
With food and energy prices rising faster than dough in a brick oven, virtually everything that goes into making and serving a slice has gotten more expensive, New York pizza makers complain.
Seaport Charts New Course
The South Street Seaport Museum in Lower Manhattan wants to reduce its flee…
via New York Daily News
A Zimbabwean Voice in Harlem
One morning in early April, at the start of Zimbabwe's contested election, …
‘Wire’ Actor Hits Off-Broadway
Actor Gbenga Akinnagbe is reaching for new artistic heights after completin…
via The Villager
Things Looking Up Under The FDR
Underneath the fume-laden FDR Drive near Rutgers Slip, the city is planning…
Million Tree Plan Takes Root
The city is giving the concrete jungle a makeover: Some 1,000,000 trees are…