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Why Shipping Containers Make Great Concession Stands

Concession stands are an excellent money-making opportunity for small business owners or big events. Learn why shipping containers make for great stands!

THIS BLACK HISTORY MONTH, DON’T BAN OUR HISTORY — TEACH IT

As politicians ban books and courses, this Black History Month seems especially significant. By Tracey L. Rogers | February 2, 2022 Reprinted with Permission: The Roosevelt Island Daily News When President Gerald Ford officially recognized Black History Month in 1976, he urged all…

Everything you need to know to claim the child tax credit this tax filing season

Originally published by The 19th The monthly child tax credit payments may be over, but families now face a new hurdle: Filing for the remaining portion they’re owed.  Dove Refreshing Body Wash An estimated 40 million households will be applying…

Ask KHN-PolitiFact: Is My Cloth Mask Good Enough? The 2022 Edition

Victoria KnightJanuary 12, 2022 Assorted Ideas, Large & Small The highly transmissible omicron variant is sweeping the U.S., causing a huge spike in covid-19 cases and overwhelming many hospital systems. Besides urging Americans to get vaccinated and boosted, public health…

SELLING OUT DEMOCRACY FOR POLITICAL INFLUENCE 

  Boeing donated $190,000 to the “Sedition Caucus,” according to Accountable.US. (Image by Accountable.US) One year after January 6, corporations are once again filling the campaign coffers of politicians who tried to overthrow the last election. By Kyle Herrig | January 5,…

Andrew Cuomo’s Smear Team: His Brother and Top Advisers, Transcripts Reveal

Josefa Velasquez, Samantha Maldonado, and Clifford Michel, THE CITY This article was originally publishedon Nov 29 at 10:45pm ESTby THE CITY/Sign up here to get the latest stories from THE CITY delivered to you each morning. Special to the Roosevelt Island Daily When the…

What’s Killing Hawks, Owls, Ducks and Squirrels in New York City Parks?

Katie Honan, THE CITY This article was originally publishedon Oct 18 at 7:37pm EDTby THE CITY/Sign up here to get the latest stories from THE CITY delivered to you each morning. The dead, male, red-tailed hawk was discovered without any signs of significant trauma…

Complicity and silence around sexual harassment are common – Cuomo and his protectors were a textbook example

Sandy Hershcovis, University of Calgary; Ivana Vranjes, Tilburg University; Jennifer L. Berdahl, University of British Columbia, and Lilia M. Cortina, University of Michigan New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s resignation came after more than a week of bad news, starting with…

Cuomo on the Brink: How to Impeach a Governor

Josefa Velasquez, THE CITY This article was originally publishedon Aug 4 at 6:05pm EDTby THE CITY/Sign up here to get the latest stories from THE CITY delivered to you each morning. Facing calls to resign and a bombshell report of sexual misconduct, Cuomo could…

READERS DIDN’T GIVE UP ON LOCAL NEWS. CORPORATIONS DID.

Corporations gutted local newspapers and then wondered why people stopped buying them. By Jim Hightower | July 28, 2021/First published in Other Words Mega-investor Warren Buffett once held a big portfolio of daily and weekly newspapers. He specialized in squeezing out competitors…