Anchored by Hope to Breezy Point
More than 100 homes in Breezy Point were destroyed by flood or fire during the worst of Sandy. Barbara Joyce, a resident of the beachfront community for more than 40 years, didn’t lose her home. But...
View ArticleToxic Flood Fears in the Bronx
While Hurricane Sandy left the South Bronx waterfront relatively intact, some environmentalists worry that the industrial and brownfield sites along the water could flood in the future and contaminate...
View ArticleHistoric Food for Thought
Sarah Lohman is a foodie with intimate knowledge of 18th and 19th century recipes – and a self-taught historian with a knack for drawing people into the past. She cooks up recipes she finds from bygone...
View ArticleLining Up For a Job Lift
The men began arriving last Wednesday, first a trickle, then dozens. By Friday there were hundreds of them, along with a few women. They set up their tents and mattresses on the sidewalk in Long Island...
View ArticlePhoto Finish for B&H in Brooklyn
One of the largest employers in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, B&H Foto and Electronics Corp., appears likely to leave the city when its lease expires in 2017, heading upstate to build an expanded...
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