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Climbing Off the Edge

By Daniel Mescon on May 17, 2014 Business, disability, Food cart, food stamps, Guyana, medical equipment, New York City, souvenirs, vending, veteran On the Edge

Climbing Off the Edge

A disabled veteran figures out a way to move forward with his own business: a food cart

Calls for Leniency in Case of Occupy Wall Street Activist

By Daniel Mescon on May 16, 2014 99 percent, activist, Cecily McMillan, City Hall, court, judge, Occupy Wall Street, police, Rikers Island, Robert Cornegy, trial, Zuccotti Park Cops & Courts, What's New?

Calls for Leniency in Case of Occupy Wall Street Activist

More than two years after the movement began, a woman awaits sentencing

To Everything, There Is a Season

By Daniel Mescon on May 3, 2014 Central Park, civil rights, Columbia University, Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, folk music, If I Had a Hammer, Kitama Cahill-Jackson, music, Obama, Pete Seeger, Seeger Fest, SummerStage, Toshi Seeger, Turn Turn Turn, Waist Deep in the Big Muddy, Where Have All the Flowers Gone NY City Scene, What's New?

To Everything, There Is a Season

Come this summer, a five-day tribute will honor legendary folk singer and activist Pete Seeger

A Derek Jeter Downturn

By Daniel Mescon on April 15, 2014 Babe Ruth, baseball, Business, Cap Anson, Carl Yastrzemski, Derek Jeter, Featured, Hall of Fame, hits, Honus Wagner, jersey, Jeter, memorabilia, pinstripes, Red Sox, Robinson Cano, slider, souvenirs, Times Square, Yankee, Yankee Stadium, Yankees What's New?

A Derek Jeter Downturn

Will retailers selling the Yankee shortstop’s memorabilia strike out when he retires?

Lost in Translation: Recent Veterans and Joblessness

By Daniel Mescon on April 5, 2014 9/11, American Legion, bureau of labor statistics, economy, Employment, Iraq, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, jobs, Marines, New York City, resume, unemployment, veteran, veterans Two New Yorks, What's New?

Lost in Translation: Recent Veterans and Joblessness

Some soldiers face challenges decoding their military lives for the civilian world.

Video: A Young Curler Teaches and Dreams of Gold

By Daniel Mescon on March 10, 2014 Ardsley, curling, Featured, news, Olympics, Sports, Video Multimedia, The Global City, Video, What's New?

Video:  A Young Curler Teaches and Dreams of Gold

Curling can be a mystery to many Olympics-watchers. But for Will Pryor, it’s a way of life.

Seahawks vs. the Broncos? Give Us Arsenal Any Day

By Daniel Mescon on February 3, 2014 British, Brooklyn, Featured, football, rugby, slider, soccer, Sports, Super Bowl The Global City, What's New?

Seahawks vs. the Broncos?  Give Us Arsenal Any Day

Brooklyn Heights bar offers a bit of Britain on the most American of sports holidays

Still Chillin’ With Ice Cream

By Daniel Mescon on January 26, 2014 Hell's Kitchen, Upper East Side NY City Scene

Still Chillin’ With Ice Cream

Ice cream aficionados are not hibernating.

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