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Handmade soda’s growing popularity
Posted on 13. Dec, 2010 by Thomas Chan.
Custom soda getting popular from Thomas Chan on Vimeo. Soda – ubiquitous and ubiquitously prepackaged. Now, a growing number of restaurants and consumers are beginning to make their own.
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While some look to re-brand south Queens, others say it’s fine as it is
Posted on 13. Dec, 2010 by Katie Honan.
CHRISTMAS IN HOLLIS The areas surrounding Jamaica, Queens are all conveniently located near major highways, subway lines, and John F. Kennedy International Airport but has been hurt by it’s reputation and limited shopping options. Some politicians and community groups have been trying to re-brand the area to attract tourists and airport workers who would usually […]
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What the ARC tunnel would have looked like
Posted on 10. Dec, 2010 by Vishal Persaud.
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Only One Business Improvement District on Staten Island
Posted on 09. Dec, 2010 by Daniel Tucker.
Merchants in Chinatown, NoHo, and Downtown Brooklyn are forming new business improvement districts they hope will attract customers, raise property values, and ensure a bright economic future for their neighborhoods. Staten Island, however, is a BID no-man’s-land. Only one of the city’s 64 BIDs—Forest Avenue—calls the borough home. Recent attempts to set up BIDs on […]
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Bronx Economy Needs New Blood in 2011
Posted on 03. Dec, 2010 by Amy Yensi.
By Amy Yensi: The Bronx needs to revamp the way it does business, if the borough’s economy is to improve in 2011. The borough’s unemployment rate is 12.5 percent, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That’s almost twice the city’s unemployment rate of 7.8 percent. The median household income in the Bronx was […]
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Transportation roundup: How is New York City doing?
Posted on 02. Dec, 2010 by Eleanor Miller.
The last public trolley line in New York City shut down in the 1950s, ending a long run for a popular type of public transit– but some Brooklyn advocates want to bring it back. In October, the Department of Transportation announced a feasibility study to determine if a new trolley line could be efficiently installed […]
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What’s in a name? If it’s Brooklyn, a lot
Posted on 02. Dec, 2010 by Alana Casanova.
From wine to pickles, new products bearing the Brooklyn name are capitalizing on the borough’s brand and business community. And besides, entrepreneurs say, Brooklyn just isn’t Manhattan – and that’s a good thing. “The cost of doing business in New York City is always high,” said Carl Hum, president of the Brooklyn chamber of commerce. […]
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Efforts to Adapt Start to Pay Off for City’s Small Businesses
Posted on 02. Dec, 2010 by Emily Lavin.
In his 40 years as owner of Jib Lanes bowling alley, John LaSpina has seen several recessions come and go. But the most recent economic downturn was the toughest one yet. In an effort to drum up business, LaSpina began frequenting the stores and restaurants near his five bowling alleys in Queens, Brooklyn and on […]
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New York undertakes an oyster restoration project to clean water
Posted on 01. Dec, 2010 by Sherry Mazzocchi.
Oysters are returning to Jamaica Bay. But don’t expect to dine on them anytime soon. These shellfish are an ‘ecological services’ experiment. Oysters filter somewhere between 25 to 50 gallons of water a day. Scientists think their filtration powers can help clean troubled waters. Jamaica Bay can use the extra help. Four wastewater treatment plants […]
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NYC Media Lab Is More Matchmaker than Incubator
Posted on 01. Dec, 2010 by Amy Berryhill.
The NYC Media Lab is not off to a roaring start and, while the name mimics the very successful lab in Cambridge, it will not be like that place at all. With one full-time employee and only $250,000 in funding from the city, the NYC Media Lab is still a fledgling organization. But their plans […]
