Archive for May, 2009

Eco-Eating in Brooklyn

May 11, 2009
Eco-Eating in Brooklyn

It has always struck me as fundamentally unfair that finals fall on the most beautiful weeks of the year. The weather this weekend, for example, made it impossible for me to get any real work done. The sunshine and cool breeze lured me away from term papers and onto my bicycle. And while I was [...]

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Monthly Metro Cards to Rise to $89

May 7, 2009

Its still better than $103, right? Or is the joke on us? The bill signed into place by Albany law makers last night, that will prevent huge fare hikes and service cuts from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), might already have some problems. As City Room reports, the plan will be raising less money than [...]

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Green Spring Cleaning

May 4, 2009

I take great pride in punctuality but when it comes to the yearly ritual of spring cleaning, I always manage to postpone things until the last possible moment. The procrastination can be blamed squarely on my knowing that with every vernal purge, I poison plants and fish in the New York harbor. I put up [...]

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In a Time of Recession, Brookhaven Grows

May 4, 2009

Its a Good Time to be In Science As industries across America feel the pain of recession and companies continue to shrink their payrolls, there is a beacon in the smog.  And that beacon, is Long Island. Seriously, it is. As was reported in the New York Times on Friday, Brookhaven National Lab is starting [...]

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