Tag: brooklyn

Occupy Sandy Brings Relief to NYC

By Willie Osterweil

11.08.12, 7:44am Comments (2)

Doing relief for Hurricane Sandy, Occupy steps up where FEMA, the Red Cross and New York City failed. Read more »

Getting Hip to Brooklyn Sharing Culture

By A.M. Gittlitz

10.02.12, 7:25am Comments (0)

In expensive Brooklyn, sharing is a matter of style and survival from Freeganism to coworking to entrepreneurship. Check out this insiders guide to all the sharing goodness in Brooklyn. Read more »

Amplify Brooklyn Leverages Social Innovation for Change

By Milicent Johnson

11.10.11, 8:43am Comments (0)

At Shareable, we’re pleased to announce the kickoff of Amplify Brooklyn, an innovative series of events and exhibitions around sustainable social innovation that will culminate in the launch of SHARE NY. Read more »

I Stayed in a Cabin Inside a Loft

By Neal Gorenflo

10.26.11, 10:30am Comments (0)

When I arrived at my Airbnb rental after flying all day from California, Terri, my host, offered me a beer. A cold beer sounded pretty good after a trying day of travel. So I sat down at the big kitchen table across from her and we began to chat. Read more »

Jamaican for a Day

By Sarah Noack

07.09.10, 12:54pm Comments (2)

This was written in September 2008, a week after my move from suburban Virginia to Jersey City:
I am free.
I don't know how anyone else defines that word, freedom. Technically, my life isn't free, for so many reasons. Read more »

Swap Meet Spectacular: What Helps Score!

By Nancy Roberts

05.15.10, 10:47am Comments (0)

While good bones are essential, it's how an event is fleshed out that separates the yawnfests from the unmissables. Score! --a swap event in Brooklyn that is becoming a phenomenon--has got it going. Read more »