Enterprises run by nonprofits offer a compelling way for people with limited educations and minimal employment histories to lift themselves from lives of dependency and extreme poverty.
The Bell House Where: 149 7th Street, Brooklyn; (718) 643-6510 What: Comedian Liam McEneaney hosts election night festivities at The Bell House on ...
Galapagos Where: 16 Main Street, Brooklyn; (718) 222-8500 What: Enjoy Obama and Romney duke it out on domestic policy with a gigantic 14x12-foot scr...
What the Dickens? A Christmas Carol Marathon Where: Housing Works Bookstore Cafe, 126 Crosby Street; (212) 334-3324 When: Sunday, 1PM Price: Free ...
One of the most rewarding things about my job is being introduced and exposed to so many different charitable organizations. I have the privilege of learning about and participating in their inspiring work.
Supporters of the 8 'Robin Hoods' arrested during an act of civil disobedience are demanding $30 restitution from the NYPD for two stolen large pizzas...
13 activists dressed as Robin Hood were arrested after blocking traffic in Lower Manhattan on Thursday while protesting Mayor Bloomberg's cuts to AIDS...
All I ever really wanted was to read books and make more. So I came to New York in the fall of 2005, fresh out of college, to work in publishing. It t...
Acclaimed novelist Salman Rushdie has come to the aid of guests who check into a trendy Manhattan hotel with nothing to read, choosing 13 celebrated A...
Today, as HuffPost and AOL unite to launch the Huffington Post Media Group, we're celebrating by making a statement about the importance of giving bac...
A number of notable independent bookshops in New York are bucking the trend, providing a place to browse and find the unexpected tome or meet an author.
Police arrested nine protestors, some of them in giant bagel outfits, at Grand Army Plaza Wednesday. The protestors were marching outside mayor Bloom...
Last month President Obama was in New York City for a Democratic fundraiser, but it wasn't his political views that made headlines. Thanks to some ag...
Inscriptions themselves have sparked great story lines -- the writer Paul Theroux's friendship with his mentor, V. S. Naipaul, went downhill not long ...
Huffington Post continues its local coverage with the help our Citizen Journalism Unit. To join the local reporting team and receive advance assignmen...
Derek Warburton hosted the grand opening night of the new Housing Works thrift store in Hell's Kitchen on Monday. He also helped the organization raise $6,000.
Last night, some of New York's most accomplished celebrity chefs tried their hand at the art of comfort food during the Taste Of Home of event at the ...
