Here's a great way to avoid having your middle-aged second cousin in Ohio who's obsessed with "Mahalo Blahnicks" come visit New York: just ship them some Magnolia cupcakes instead. more ›

To support fellow longshoremen on strike in Camden, NJ, port workers in Elizabeth, Newark and Bayonne in N.J. and in Staten Island and Brooklyn refused to cross picket lines. The Daily News reports, "The work stoppage froze all cargo coming in and out of facilities operated by the Port of New York and New Jersey. The International Longshoremen's Association said the job action was not sanctioned and that union members were acting on their own." A federal judge also ordered the longshoremen men back to work, but they are still on strike. The strike by the Camden workers is over work being moved to a non-union facility in Gloucester, NJ. more ›

Under pressure from lawmakers and American Stevedoring, the company that operates the Red Hook container port, the Port Authority declined the City's offer to purchase the waterfront property and instead extended American Stevedoring's lease in Brooklyn for another decade. The container port has been eyed for several years by Mayor Bloomberg and developers, eager to turn the harbor property into condos, shops, marinas, and restaurants. Uncertainty over the port's future has cost American Stevedoring business in the last few years. more ›