Manhattan

Is Locally Grown Food Going Corporate?

Laura Weiss | Posted 06.27.2008 | Green

Read More: Long Island, Organic Farming, Whole Foods, Manhattan, Eating Organic, Worldwatch Institute, Sustainable Food, Agriculture, Factory Farms, Food, Edible East End, New York City, Green News
Laura Weiss

If locally grown veggies are packed in plastic tubs, crammed into trucks, and shipped off to grocery stores, how different are they from any other produce section offering?

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Hillary: It Ain't Over Yet!

Beverly Davis | Posted 06.04.2008 | Home

Read More: St. Paul, Clinton Campaign, Bill Clinton, Baruch College, John McCain, Manhattan, President Bill Clinton, Hillary, Barack, Clintons, Hillary Clinton, Obama, Lanny Davis, Mrs. Clinton, Barack Obama, Home News
Beverly Davis

The Hillary speech not only ignored Obama's historic win but was so laden with self-preservation and -aggrandizement it's clear that, although she is at the end of her candidacy, she is not done with her self-deluded power plays.

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Bad News For Paranoiacs

Charlotte Hilton Andersen | Posted 06.03.2008 | Living

Read More: Ads, Philadelphia, Conspiracy Theory, Paranoid, New Technology, Billboards, Britney Spears, Paranoia, Cameras, Racial Profiling, Hidden Cameras, Manhattan, Advertising, Marketing, Voyeurism, Demographics, Big Brother, Quividi, Living News
Charlotte Hilton Andersen

In addition to places with known cameras, usually for security purposes like 7-11s, London and everywhere Britney Spears goes, cameras are now filming you from billboards.

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Manhattan Home Sales Slow, Prices Rise

AP | J.W. ELPHINSTONE | Posted 04.02.2008 | Business

Read More: U.S. Economy, Home Price Index, Manhattan Condos, Manhattan, Wall Street, Home Prices, Sluggish Economy, Douglas Elliman, Manhattan Real Estate, Big Apple, New York, Business News

NEW YORK — Turmoil on Wall Street and a sluggish economy finally slowed home sales in the Big Apple in the first quarter, but a slew of big-tick...

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Starbucks In His Eyes For Obama

NYCity News Service | Posted 02.05.2008 | Home

Read More: Manhattan, Super Tuesday, Primary, Barack Obama, West Harlem, Grassroots Organizing, New York City, Washington Heights, Starbucks, 2008 Campaign, Obama Campaign, Democrats, Rangel, New York Primary, Offthebus, Home News
NYCity News Service

Surrounded by campaign materials and holed up with his laptop and overactive cell phone in a corner of the Starbucks, Gregg Ross carefully coordinated volunteers for Barack Obama Tuesday morning.

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Manhattan Avoids Housing Slump

ABC News | Scott Mayerowitz | Posted 01.03.2008 | Business

Read More: Halstead Properties, Manhattan, Bleak Housing Market, Manhattan Market, Home Foreclosures, Business News

Across the country, home foreclosures are rising. It is taking longer to sell homes and when they do finally sell, they sell for less than they would ...

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Who Won The War On Christmas? At My School, It Was The Druids

Tony Sachs | Posted 12.10.2007 | Living

Read More: Druids, Hanukkah, Christmas Carols, Manhattan, War on Christmas, Paganism, Christmas, Prep Schools, Chanukah, Holiday Season, Living News
Tony Sachs

I'm amazed that none of our parents complained that the school was trying to turn their children into godless, fire-worshiping heathens. I suppose bowing down to the gods of flame one day a year didn't adversely affect a Harvard application.

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That's Life in the Big City

Alison Rogers | Posted 10.05.2007 | Business

Read More: Manhattan, Real Estate, Wall Street Journal, Business News
Alison Rogers

Newcomers to NY survived the 80's land rushes and they'll survive now, just as newcomers to other high-priced cities, like San Francisco and Chicago, will navigate their cities' crazy real estate markets.

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