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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.

Heather Chin — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 23:09:12 +0000

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 Tea Room, who owns and operates a small chain of food vendor carts called Kwik Mart throughout Midtown.

A day-in-the-life timeline of the workers and cooks who operate the Kwik Mart vendor chain, of which this cart is a part of, can be found on the NYC eatery blog, Midtown Lunch.

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

Heather Chin — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 19:46:12 +0000

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.

Heather Chin — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 21:09:14 +0000

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.