Where's Reverend Billy? That quote is from today's NY Times article about people trying to stop a Wal-Mart from coming to the Bronx. Nevermind that Wal-Mart hasn't officially said that they'd like to bring one of its store to the borough - activists are just making sure it never ever happens. This is in spite of the majority of Bronx residents saying they would welcome a Wal-Mart. more ›

Uh-oh. Just because New York City has worked really hard in the past decade to keep that boxy symbol of America, the Wal-Mart store, out of our fine city doesn't mean New Yorker's wouldn't shop at them if they had the chance. That's what a new Quinnipiac poll is saying. 51% of the 1,072 New Yorkers polled say that they wouldn't mind one of the big-box shops opening in the five boroughs. more ›

- The Transport Workers Union says the strike will end if the MTA gives up their pension demands more ›

- A police officer was suspended for drinking on the job, thanks to the resident who saw him pull over to pee on the street more ›

Today's New York Times Dining & Wine section sounds the death knell for the Bronx Terminal Market, once a thriving hub of trade in locally-grown produce. Squeezed out of the wholesale market by cheaper, more plentiful imports and lower transportation costs, and too big to profitably tour the Greenmarket circuit, many of the region's medium- to large-scale farmers are on the out-and-out. And discontent has been simmering in the food world over the declining quality and ethics of the Greenmarket system. What's a New Yorker who cares about fresh food and supporting local farmers to do? more ›

More about the Bronx Terminal Market from Forgotten NY. more ›