Author Archives: Melissa Bykofsky
The Bagels of Black Friday
Retail sales on Black Friday rose to an all time high: up seven percent over last year, according to Dee-Ann Durbin of The Associated Press. But after the 152 million shoppers of the day made their purchases, it was time for their next buy. This brought them into A & S Bagel Company on Hempstead Turnpike in Franklin Square, New York. Continue reading
Occupy Breakfast: Cold and hot food options available to protesters
Volunteers at Occupy Wall Street have a budget of $2,000 a day to feed hungry protesters breakfast, lunch and dinner, according to volunteer Gail Swithenbank, who travels to Zuccotti Park from her Tribeca home every morning. Continue reading
Is Christmas starting too early this year?
Christmas is in full swing in shopping centers and malls across America, even though the holiday is still two months away. Continue reading
Halloween SoundSlide Test
How do CUNY J-School students handle stress during midterms?
With midterms right around the corner, students from the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism are in major crunch time. Having to report, pitch and write stories, finding the time to study for these exams is not an easy task. This means student’s stress levels are on the rise. After speaking with a few of them, some interesting ways to relieve their stress were confessed. Continue reading
Survey Results Show Education Could Prevent Credit Debt
In 2009 the Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009 (known as the Credit CARD Act) placed limits on the ability of those younger than 21 to get a credit card. This act has affected how many college students spend and budget their money. But this ACT did not prevent students from using debit cards and overdrawing from their accounts. Continue reading
Church Pumpkin Sale Brings Community Together
The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Central Nassau holds their seventh annual pumpkin sale in the church yard in Garden City from Oct. 1 through Halloween. Thousands of pumpkins are grown on a Navajo reservation in New Mexico and trucked 2,000 miles to Long Island each October. Continue reading
College students may be too carefree when it comes to swiping away their savings
College is the best time of many 18-21-year-olds lives. It is a time when they have no parental rules, and can live carefree. But sometimes college-age students are too carefree when it comes to their spending. Continue reading
Republicans are Against Obama’s Economic Policies
President Barack Obama is introducing acts and taxes that he said could help put Americans back to work and cut the national budget by $1.5 trillion, but many Republicans are openly against his plans. Continue reading