Archive | December, 2009
Filling the pantries, New York City’s hungry children
By Alexandra Waldhorn
Over the past year, lines at many of the city’s 1,000 emergency food organizations have gotten longer, and many of the people are younger as the recession’s crippling effects continue. A new report by the New York City Coalition Against Hunger (NYCCAH) found that there has been a 21 percent spike in the number of people who depend on emergency food since the beginning of 2009.
Religious leaders work for immigration reform
17. December 2009
By Jeremy B. White
Bishop Orlando Findlayter sees his Brooklyn church as more than a place of worship. In 2001, he launched a coalition of Caribbean clergy to advocate for congregants that had been affected in the September 11, 2001 attacks. This summer, he focused on immigration reform.
Beekeepers and non-profit push to legalize beehives
14. December 2009
By Wadzanai Mhute
Since December 2008, the New York City Beekeepers Association, working with Just Food, a non-profit organization that connects local farms to neighborhoods and communities, petitioned City Council for an amendment of the law to exempt bees. So far 3,358 people signed the petition.
Hundreds protest 9/11 trials in Lower Manhattan
14. December 2009
By Amy Brittain
Hundreds brought signs and their loud voices to protest the Obama administration’s plans to carry out civilian trials in Lower Manhattan for the five alleged co-conspirators of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
Students show support for Iran’s Student Day in New York.
8. December 2009
By Paulina Villegas
A group of Iranian students at Columbia and New York universities protested yesterday, along with their fellow students in Iran, in celebration of its National Student Day, also known as 16 Azar in the Persian calendar.
American fashion designers’ innovation, craftsmanship displayed in new exhibit
3. December 2009
By Amy Brittain
“American Beauty: Aesthetics and Innovation in Fashion” opened in early November at the Museum of the Fashion Institute of Technology in Chelsea. Curator Patricia Mears picked 90 dresses to illustrate the relationship between hands-on craftsmanship and the ideals of beauty in America – a departure from a common idea that U.S. fashion is simply a collection of concepts from abroad.
Show lights up Grand Central Terminal
2. December 2009
Grand Central became the intersection of transportation and holiday spirit Monday morning as the annual holiday show season kicked off.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s chairman Jay Walder and television health guru Dr. Mehmet Oz flipped the switch on the Grand Central Holiday Laser Light Show, bringing dancing snowflakes, virtual mistletoe and a dizzying spinning Pegasus to [...]
Fake MTA tweets rile, amuse
2. December 2009
As Twitter increasingly becomes the playground for snarky commentary, fake media personas are emerging. One new account is @FakeMTA, joining other fake personalities including @FakeAPSytlebook and @BalloonedBoy.
Transit officials are not impressed.
It’s not surprising considering the mocking tone of the tweets. A few recent tweets include:
“Today in Transit History: 1898-Subway adopts F.R. Sneed’s newly patented [...]
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21. December 2009
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