NYC Green Markets Open For The Season - 05/16/10 02:20 PM

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The season is here along with beautiful weather --- and with that comes the opening of Green Farmer's Markets all over New York City.
Here you can shop for fresh, locally-grown food, in a safe and fun gathering place were neighbors can come together to talk to farmers, share recipes and watch cooking demonstrations.
Open Now in Manhattan:
57th Street Saturday & Wednesday 77th Street Sunday -- inside the schoolyard 4/25 to 5/9! 97th St Friday  --   EBT accepted! Abingdon Square Saturday Bowling Green Tuesday & Thursday Columbia Thursday & Sunday Dag Hammarskjold Pl … (1 comments)

Fannie Cuts Battery Park City A Break - 05/16/10 02:10 PM
Thanks to Fannie Mae, Battery Park City residents hoping to sell their apartments can breathe a little easier. Fannie Mae is going to back loans in this waterfront neighborhood now that it has completed its review of the neighborhood's ground leases.Battery Park residents live on land leases which means they have to pay rent for the land their buildings stand on. Each of the dozen or so buildings in the area has its own ground lease. Those ground lease fees are factored into the residents' monthly payments and could more than double as the leases expire in 2011. That potentially steep … (1 comments)