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NEW YORK, April 2, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- If New York City is the backdrop for a television show or movie, I'm all in! My first visit to the Big Apple was all about touring the sights highlighted as backdrops for the characters from the big and small screens. When friends would talk about what they wanted to do on their trip to NYC I would often say, "Been there, done that." (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120402/CG80581) I look forward to sharing with you the...
NEW YORK, Nov. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Big Apple Classic, the only Black college basketball tournament at the world famous Madison Square Garden, returns to New York City for the sixth year on Sunday, December 4, 2011. The classic rivalry between CIAA schools Virginia State University and Virginia Union University will take place at 3 p.m. and the battle of the HUs -- MEAC schools Hampton University and Howard University, will take place at 6 p.m. at The Garden. Other...
MANHATTAN, Kan., Aug. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- CivicPlus, a national leader in open government technology, recently sent four of its talented website designers and developers from "the little Apple" to the "Big Apple" to participate in the "Reinvent NYC.gov Hackathon," an event sponsored by New York City. Companies and individuals from throughout the U.S. and Canada came together to re-imagine New York City's web presence. During the weekend of July 30 and 31, Dean Kimball, Kyle Gach and...
LONDON, August 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- - Cairo Ranks Top; NYC, 'The City That Never Sleeps', 32nd - Has the Big Apple become the Big Sleep? - "This will confirm fears that New York has grown sleepy." - Ranking of world's 24-hour cities based on analysis of 120 million online interactions The city that never sleeps has been caught napping by a global study of the world's most 24-hour cities. The study names Cairo, the strife-torn capital of...
NEW YORK, Nov. 29, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- The Big Apple Classic today announced that hip hop legend Doug E. Fresh is confirmed to participate as a host at the fifth anniversary of the Big Apple Classic on Saturday, December 4 at Madison Square Garden. Doug will host the drumline competition portion of the CIAA and MEAC basketball thriller that is known for bringing heart-pounding basketball, electrifying drumlines and other southern black college traditions to the tri-state area. The Big...
NEW YORK, Dec. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Big Apple Worldwide, Inc. (Pink Sheets: BPWI) is pleased to announce that its wholly owned subsidiary, Big Apple Wallcovering Inc., has launched its new e-commerce Web site as part of its "No More Books(R)" campaign. The Company is marketing its vast line of wallcoverings and fabric samples through an easy-to-use search engine database. Eliminating sample books could save the wallcovering industry as much as $500 million each year. The Web...
