The greening of the South Bronx
New Businesses are Blooming Where Buildings Once Burned by Chris Prentice and Azriel James Relph The Bronx isn’t burning anymore – it’s greening. A new industry is gaining steam in the South Bronx....
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Welcome to Brooklyn’s New Shipping Hub by Jessica Dailey and Vivian Doskow As a handful of Red Hook residents practiced yoga in the sunshine on the Valentino Pier in Red Hook on a recent Saturday...
View ArticleIn Citi Field’s shadow, junk yards still thrive
Business owners worry about the city’s plans by Meagan Morris and Almudena Toral A man stood on top of a four-foot scrap metal pile, digging through the jagged-edge pieces, looking for something he...
View ArticleStanding firm against Goliath
Mom and Pop Pharmacies Survive Despite Competition by Ines Bebea and Carl Gaines In a recession, many dreams are put on hold – some for practicality’s sake and others merely because anxiety takes over....
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How Ethnic Travel Agencies Have an Edge on the Internet by Katie Honan and Erin McCarthy Along the loud, busy stretch of Roosevelt Avenue in Jackson Heights, Queens, the roar of the 7 train—or the...
View ArticleWhere’s the beef?
Meatpackers Learn to Cope with a New Kind of Marketing by Aaron Adler and Graham Kates If you ever want to get a meatpacker all riled up, ask him about “grass-fed” beef. (Editor’s Note: Meatpackers...
View ArticleThe Changing Face of Industry in New York
New York City is constantly in flux, as are its industries. At the turn of the century, meatpackers crowded lower Manhattan, shipping thrived on Red Hook's shores and customers patronized small...
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