Brand Channel, By Michael Waltzer, April 27, 2011. If you haven’t noticed the staying power of flash mobs, many organized by brands looking to generate some viral buzz — well, lucky you. They're everywhere.
Truthout, By Alexis Greene, May 1, 2011. Every morning the trucks roll out of the garage at Community Environmental Center (CEC), and every morning Ruby Carrasquillo is sitting in one of them, heading to a work site. Carrasquillo is a weatherization technician at CEC, a Queens-based nonprofit that brings weatherization to low-income homes and apartment buildings in the New York Metro Area.
New York Post, By Sally Goldenberg, April 14, 2011. Opponents of Walmart implored the Bloomberg administration yesterday to delay the sale of a parcel of city-owned land to real estate developer the Related Cos., which is believed to be in talks with the retail giant to locate at the site in East New York.
New York Observer (Blog), By Azi Paybarah, April 12, 2011. Protesters looking to block Wal-Mart from opening their first store in New York City are now aiming at the developer who could play a role in the mega-store's arrival: Related Companies. Here's video of a musical protest conducted inside the Time Warner building, where Related is headquartered.
New York Daily News (Blog), By Adam Lisberg April 13, 2011. The battle over Walmart moved to the city’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development Wednesday as the agency considered selling a chunk of city land to developer Related Companies for the new mall the big box chain is eyeing for its first city store