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A chalkboard sign advertises the daily specials at Meal O’bama, the recently renamed food cart located on the corner of W39th Street and 7th Avenue.

A chalkboard sign advertises the daily specials at Meal O’bama, the recently renamed food cart located on the corner of W39th Street and 7th Avenue.

Other fast-food chains, such as Obama Fried Chicken in Harlem and Brownsville, have gained media attention in recent weeks for changing their name to reference President Barack Obama. This vendor stand does not seem to be attracting controversy, though. It is supervised by Mr. Muhammad Rahman, famous for formerly being a chef at the Russian [...]

New Yorkers of all ages relax beneath the cherry blossom trees at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden

New Yorkers of all ages relax beneath the cherry blossom trees at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Head to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden website to find out more about New York City’s Sakura Matsuri – a Japanese festival to celebrate the blossoming of cherry trees – coming up this weekend.  Over 50 events and performances will take place under the BBG’s 220 cherry trees.

Women of all backgrounds joined to march on the Avenue of the Americas on Sunday, Mar. 8.

Women of all backgrounds joined to march on the Avenue of the Americas on Sunday, Mar. 8.

The march marked International Women’s Day.  Many of the women held placards calling for an end to the war and bailouts of big businesses.


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