Guns: The Making Of A Student Movement?
Thousands of high school students from New York City are mobilizing against guns. And quickly.
Thousands of high school students from New York City are mobilizing against guns. And quickly.
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Alex Avdoulos’s hand quickly flicks leaves off of a stem of a flower. Within ten seconds she finishes a 12-inch stem as if it were nothing. Her cat, Lucy, purrs around her feet before hopping onto the front desk to greet customers. The front of the store is slowly filling with colorful bouquets of roses - white, pink, yellow, orange - that mimic a summer sunset instead of a bitterly cold February. But for Avdoulos, this is one of the best times of the year. [caption id="attachment_19291" align="alignnone" width="1168"] The Petals and Roots storefront is decorated for Valentine's Day, their busiest
Testing during summer months found remnants of sewage in the river flowing downstream from Westchester
A former first grade teacher is using barbershops to close the achievement gap affecting young black boys.
[caption id="attachment_19264" align="aligncenter" width="1200"] Most of the artists at the second edition Bronx Art Expo have a strong connection with the borough, like Dova, a painter shown behind the desk. (Nicolas Lupo/NYCityLens)[/caption] Alejandro Tavarez didn´t expect to sell much early in the afternoon, but not even two hours after the exhibition started he barely had time to talk to visitors. Instead, he was on his knees, picking T-shirts and jumpers from below the table. “Give me the brown one,” someone demanded, as Tavarez pulled clothes from a box. “To see so many local people attending an exhibit for the Bronx community,” said
The manager of the building at 140 Broadway wants to redesign the “Red Cuba” plaza in front—and leave no room for all the vendors who sell their food there