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Historical earthquakes, New York City area, 1737-2014

UrbaNerd: What Should New Yorkers do in an Earthquake?

By Jarrett Murphy | 10 hours ago

The risks of a big one occurring here are low, but higher than we used to think. So, are you supposed to run outside?

Albany

Tenant Groups Push Assembly to Back Rent-Regs Bill

The New York State Capitol, where the landscape for affordable housing could be significantly reshaped between now and the end of June.

Tenant organizers are putting the pressure on Democrats who have yet to back a bill sponsored by Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal to repeal a mechanism blamed for stripping tens of thousands of apartments from rent stabilization.

Bill de Blasio

Your ‘One New York’ Cheat Sheet

Mayor de Blasio unveils "One New York" on Earth Day.

Mayor de Blasio's new vision for an environmentally sounder, economically fairer city runs 332 pages. Our synopsis does not.

Affordable Housing

Report: New Middle-Class Housing Program Possible

Gov. Cuomo walks the corridors in the State Capitol. It was state leadership that made the first round of Mitchell-Lama a reality and Albany will need to step up if a second wave is to occur.

But a second-generation Mitchell-Lama program would have to reconcile some problematic rhetoric around class and resolve some of the flaws that have stripped affordability from tens of thousands of units built between 1955 and 1981.

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Housing and Development

  • New York Housing Conference executive director Rachel Fee.
    Key Housing Group Looking Past the Budget
  • Haydee Perez and her daughter Anna in their Castle Hills apartment with Anna's home aide. They both have asthma and Perez said the mold in their bathroom can make breathing difficult.
    Tenants Again Sue a Housing Authority Crippled by Federal Cuts
  • A long line of tenants waiting to enter is a daily sight outside Bronx housing court. Most will never meet a lawyer not working for their landlord.
    Action Stalls on Bill to Provide Lawyers in Housing Court

CITY VIEW: OPINIONS FROM THE 5 BOROS

  • Remnants of the Renaissance Theater and Renaissance Casino and Ballroom seen in 2014 before its demolition.
    Renaissance Lost: Requiem for a Demolished Harlem Shrine

CITY WIRE: THE BLOG

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    De Blasio Links Equality, Environment in Sweeping Vision

Justice

  • Melissa, who asked that her real name not be used so she can move on from the rap-sheet errors she has fought to correct, waged her battle with help from the Center for NuLeadership in Brooklyn.
    The Rap-Sheet Trap: A Resource Guide
  • While rap sheets record any arrest on fingerprintable charges, criminal history forms reflect proceedings in courthouses like the Criminal Court in Staten Island.
    The Rap-Sheet Trap: A Q&A on Rap Sheets
  • Assemblyman Jeffrion Aubry wrote a bill seven years ago to address leading causes rap-sheet errors. Eric Schneiderman, an ex-senator who was prime sponsor of reform legislation, now commands a powerful position in law enforcement as state Attorney General. And State Sen. Patrick Gallivan is the rare Republican who is open to measures to address the rap-sheet problem.
    The Rap-Sheet Trap: Legislature Falls Down on Fixes

Education

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    NY State Must Clear Up Mystery of Missing Test Items
  • The Capital Prep website. Compared to other Hartford schools, Capital Prep performs very well. When stacked against schools statewide that are more similar demographically, it excels in some areas and lags in others.
    Hartford-to-Harlem Charter School Faces Critics Back Home
  • Johanna Duran with her son Angenis, now in ninth grade. Her fight to get him the services he needs began when he was in pre-K.
    Fixing Special Ed: Are New York City’s Reforms on Target?

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RSS News from Gotham Gazette

  • City Includes $1 Billion for Overtime in 2016 Budget April 27, 2015
  • Better Understanding Entry to the City's Specialized High Schools April 27, 2015
  • The Week Ahead in New York Politics, April 27 April 26, 2015
  • With Another LLC Loophole Vote Coming, Dwindling Optimism About Any Campaign Finance Reform April 24, 2015
  • For 'A Better New York,' Activists Lobby Albany for Election Reform April 24, 2015
  • Keeping the Water On: New York Must Address Infrastructure, Costs April 22, 2015
  • Council Members Ask De Blasio to Invest in Farmland April 21, 2015

The Economy

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    Nonprofit Bankruptcy Renews Questions About HRA Program
  • A part-time worker at a local CVS says he's not given enough time to do his job properly, let alone earn a decent wage.
    Low-Wage Problem Also a Low-Hours Problem
  • CVS's stock price has risen healthily despite its 422:1 executive-to-median pay ratio.
    Who Profits from Low Wages?
  • Then-HRA Commissioner Robert Doar at left with Mayor Bloomberg in 2012.
    As Some Fret Over NYC’s Welfare Rolls, Others Aim to Attack Its Poverty

CommunityWire

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    New Report: NYC Trash is Worse Than Public has Been Told
  • LBTScanVan
    New Effort Targets Unique Health Needs of LBT New Yorkers
  • Tenants are now counting on Mayor Bill de Blasio to continue his support for public housing by committing to a much-needed long-term investment such as a baseline minimum of $100 million annually for NYCHA in the municipal budget.
    NYCHA Residents and Supporters Rally at City Hall
  • CVH members join Councilmembers and Speaker Mark-Viveriro who support the participatory budgeting movement.
    Voting for 2014-2015 Participatory Budgeting Cycle Begins
  • The BCS panel
    Brooklyn Community Services Hosts Panel on East New York

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Mon 27

Lutheran Family Health Centers: Affordable Care Act Assistance

January 1, 1970 @ 12:00 am - April 30, 2015 @ 5:00 pm
Lutheran Family Health Centers

The Work SIte: News for Workers, Job Seekers and Employers

  • A summit with leaders of the member states of the Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement (TPP). Pictured, from left, are Naoto Kan (Japan), Nguyễn Minh Triết (Vietnam), Julia Gillard (Australia), Sebastián Piñera (Chile), Lee Hsien Loong (Singapore), Barack Obama (United States), John Key (New Zealand), Hassanal Bolkiah (Brunei), Alan García (Peru), and Muhyiddin Yassin (Malaysia).
    City Council Considers Anti-TPP Resolution

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