Church Avenue Laparkan Keeps Customers In Touch With Home
EAST FLATBUSH—Laparkan Trading, a company founded to provide an alternative shipping service for Caribbean immigrants in North America, enjoys consistent business in the densely populated Caribbean neighborhood of East Flatbush, despite tough economic times. When customers enter Church Avenue’s bustling,
The Hobby of Owning a ‘Hobby Store’
With the economy in a tailspin, businesses everywhere are trying to find ways to increase revenue – even if it means relocating their entire operation. Small-business owner Marvin Cochran is the exception. For the past five years, Cochran and his
Chinatown’s Nightlife Struggles
NEW YORK — Chinatown bar owners are skeptical about the Business Improvement District’s expected boost to tourism given the area’s sedate nightlife. With over 200 Chinese restaurants, street markets and cultural novelty stores, Canal Street has always been Chinatown’s anchor
Kabab Cafe: The Little Restaurant That Pioneered Little Egypt
There was nothing Egyptian about the two-block stretch in Astoria, popularly known today as Little Egypt, before Ali El Sayed opened Kabab Café in 1989. At that time, it stood out with its Arabic writing on the window, in a
Veteran Vendors: The Good and Bad in Brighton Beach
A new breed of illegal vendors is hitting the streets of Brighton Beach. In the wake of a long wait to get vending licenses in New York City, some military Veterans are taking advantage of a special program that gives
Women’s Exchanges at the Forefront of American Handcrafts Movement
For Linda Alperin, 62, each day working at the Brooklyn Women’s Exchange is a pleasant holiday. Having volunteered at the charity consignment shop for 27 years, Ms. Alperin shares its missions of sustaining American handcrafts movement and providing a means
In Hard Times Kimchi Sales Get Creative
Making Kimchi, a traditional Korean pickled cabbage dish, is tough; selling it in New York and making a profit is even more challenging, especially in the midst of what analysts are now calling an economic double dip recession. With restaurant
Chips Quinn Scholarship
Students who are interested in pursuing careers in print/multimedia journalism can apply for the Chips Quinn Scholarship program, which provides training and paid internships at one of a variety of host newsrooms across the country. (Students required to travel outside
