Archive for 'Business and Economics'
My Photo Project
Posted on 05. Jan, 2010 by Courtney Carter.
(click on slideshow to see info) The Union Square Holiday Market opens every year from November-December for the Holiday Season. For more info on the holiday market as well as other markets in New York City, click here.
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Ten Feet Deep
Posted on 18. Dec, 2009 by Jessica Courtemanche.
With the 00′s coming to an end on December 31, we can look back at this decade as the one that changed it all. From the 9/11 attacks to the crumbling economy, the 00′s turned our world upside down and shook to the core age old institutions, leaving most of them to scramble and try [...]
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More Americans believe that economy and environment are linked, AP poll finds
Posted on 18. Dec, 2009 by Christopher Schuetze.
An interesting new AP poll was released on Tuesday. The results indicate that more Americans believe that a cleaner environment leads to a healthier economy. This new trend appears antithetical to the traditional view that the environment needs to suffer for a strong economy. It also is good news for the democrats who are poised [...]
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A Community Copy Center in the East Village
Posted on 18. Dec, 2009 by Christopher Schuetze.
New York City Digital Copy Center is more than just a copy store. The shop’s owner, Mousume Sarker, knows almost all of her customers. Most of them have been coming for years. In an era when most needs traditionally met by a copy store are increasingly handled by cheap and efficient big box stores [...]
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Dear Santa
Posted on 18. Dec, 2009 by Jessica Courtemanche.
Most of the letters are handwritten, while some are typed. They don’t ask for the same things, although there are recurring themes. Some are funny, some a little obnoxious, and some are very sad. But all of them start the exact same way: “Dear Santa.” After all, there is no other way to start a [...]
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U.S. Cement to Open Plant in Red Hook
Posted on 17. Dec, 2009 by Vivian Doskow.
One day soon, U.S. Cement is opening a plant along the waterfront in Red Hook, Brooklyn. Because Red Hook has industrial zoning, the cement plant only needs a few permits to open at 640 Columbia Street, across the street from Added Value (Red Hook’s Community Farm), and extremely close to Red Hook Park and playing [...]
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Fixers' Collective at Proteus Gowanus
Posted on 17. Dec, 2009 by Vivian Doskow.
At the Fixers’ Collective, people meet every Thursday from 6 to 9 p.m. to communally repair broken objects. This group presents a local alternative to a consumer culture based on throwing away broken goods and buying new ones. A combination of young and old, mainly artists and craftspeople, generally come every week. New onlookers and [...]
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CUNY Cornered the Cookie Story
Posted on 17. Dec, 2009 by Azriel Relph.
The CUNY J-School was all over the closing of the Stella D’oro cookie factory in the Bronx.
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Christmas Shoe Shine: A Dance
Posted on 17. Dec, 2009 by Emily Johnson.
Have your shoes lost their luster? Are you in need of a little holiday cheer? Head over to While “U” Wait Shoe Shine at the Port Authority Bus Terminal, have a seat, and ask for Marco. Christmas Shoe Shine from Emily Johnson on Vimeo.
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Treat Your Feet
Posted on 16. Dec, 2009 by Uchebuaku Abanobi.
At Nail Plus II in Maspeth, Queens customers are treated to the spa experience for just $15. Here a customer enjoys a pedicure administered by Nelly, a nail technician. A pedicure usually takes 15-20 minutes and is topped off with a free five minute soothing massage. Nail Plus Pedicure from uche abanobi on Vimeo.
