After an illegally stationed billboard next to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway fell onto traffic lanes in Brooklyn last month, Councilman James Vacca is demanding more accountability on how permits for the structures are granted.

By the end of the year, Bronx parking will be completely run by Muni-meters. By the end of the month, hopefully some frustration with the meters will be resolved.

“Has anyone ever had a day, just one day, where you looked in the mirror and didn’t completely love what you saw?”. This question drew a serious of nervous giggles, knowing nods, and hesitant hand raises from the audience at Southside this past Wednesday, at the “How to be a Body Outlaw” lecture.

In New Milford, Connecticut, sprawling across 150 acres of green hillside, there is a small Roman Catholic private high school. Canterbury School is where SUNY Purchase junior journalism major Sarah D’Andrea began to spread her wings, and is a place she still considers home. “Sarah was what we called, one of the ‘Little Miss’ gang,” says Amy Omaña, a teacher at Canterbury that still keeps in touch with Sarah regularly.

You think your senior year is hard? Try doing that, along with directing a play, being in two others, doing post season training workouts for your sports team, instructing swimming, and having a social life all at the same time. “Plus I rock,” says senior drama studies major Colline Laninga of her extremely packed lifestyle.

“You won't find Purchase run by fraternities, sororities, or jocks. Nothing against Greek organizations or athletes, but we're more diverse.”. Despite this statement on the Purchase College Admissions Web page, it looks like Greek life may be finding its way onto campus after all. Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. is a non-profit Greek sorority founded in 1913 and currently has over 900 chapters worldwide.

BOY, has is been a busy month at Company B! And with Independence Day celebrations upon us, it’s staying busy as ever. Let me confess that I’ve started to nerd out with all this new-found knowledge of marketing and branding. My friends have commented on how conversations with me often lead to talk of new social media features, online marketing campaigns I’m fascinated with, the dissonance between a large Twitter following and a loyal customer base.