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New York Looks to Ban Sales of Large Sugary Drinks

Posted May 31st, 2012 at 8:00 pm (UTC-5)
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New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is proposing a ban on the sale of large sodas and other sugary drinks in an effort to fight the city’s rising obesity rate. Bloomberg’s proposal would be the first of its kind in the United States. Restaurants, delicatessens, movie theaters, sports venues, and mobile food carts would be […]

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Key Locations in Occupy Wall Street Movement

Posted November 17th, 2011 at 1:00 pm (UTC-5)
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Zuccotti Park — Epicenter of the Occupy protest movement. Demonstrators occupied the plaza in tents for nearly two months beginning in September before police dismantled their camp. Brooklyn Bridge — A national landmark and link between the New York boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn crossed by more than 120,000 vehicles a day. The bridge became […]

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