NYC Sentinel

Beekeepers and non-profit push to legalize beehives

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.

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Park(ing) Day

PARK(ing) Day is "an annual, one-day, global event where artists, activists, and citizens independently but simultaneously temporarily transform metered parking spots into 'PARK(ing)' spaces: temporary public parks," according to the Web site parkingday.org. It was started in 2005 in San Francisco. On Broadway, two groups set up their green spots; one near Barnard College and the other outside Columbia University. — Wadzanai Mhute

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