Midtown South News Blog

By Alice Joyce

Environmentalists, lawmakers and concerned citizens gathered around the steps of City Hall June 11 to support legislation that would establish amoratorium on natural gas extraction using hydraulic fracturing for 120 days after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency completes its study of the effects of the controversial process to water quality.

Super or Ordinary?

Hi there,

Dear New Yorker,

Please join us at a town hall meeting on Tuesday, August 24^th from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC) located at 199 Chambers Street in Manhattan to discuss natural gas drilling.

I am glad to see some life in the political arena. Anthony Weiner, our New York Congressman, passionately exploded in a Congressional meeting over a bill to provide long-term medical benefits to 9/11 first

GOP Blocks Small Business Loan Fund

For the Record

Have you ever been in a relationship where you found yourself saying, “she’s a drama queen” or “I think he’s stalking me”, “she is way too possessive and jealous,” or “he controls every move I make”. If so, you might be or have been in an unhealthy relationship with someone who has Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). Maybe you’ve heard similar comments from your partners in the past and are wondering if you might be “hardwired” to repeat maladaptive behaviors in every relationship.

Jean Hill of Concord Massachusetts was shocked to learn from her grandson that a floating island of plastic roughly the size of Texas floats in the Pacific Ocean. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is a 20 million square kilometer mass of plastic toys, pacifiers, toothbrushes, and bottles.