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TOP STORIES

Early Retirement
Chelsea Liquors owner Brian Rhee, 68, wasn't quite ready to quit the business he's run for more than three decades -- but the rent's about to double or triple, and he can't afford to stay. Photo by Gilberto Tadday
City's Poor Look Different
Through New Assessment
The ranks of officially poor New Yorkers grew by 4 percent overnight. It'll be a while before public antipoverty efforts adjust. By Neil deMause >
Maybe Beloved Shops
Don't Have To Disappear
A range of ideas is proffered to stall the trend of older businesses' extinction - though it could be too late for one block in Chelsea. By Nicholas Jahr >
A 'Crisis' Among Youth:
How To Re-Connect?
More specialized services are needed to help today's lost generation, experts say. By Abraham Paulos >

MORE NEWS

Without Enough Money,
What's Next For NYCHA?
Could the simple necessity of public housing shape a financially stronger future?
By Karen Loew >

Hold 'Em Accountable:
Developer Filing Proposed
A City Council bill would require those who use public subsidies to spell out a project's public impact.
By Lauren Victory >

Lemurs At The Lion House:
Exotic And Energy-Saving
A grand old building at the Bronx Zoo becomes young again with a unique environmental credential - and plenty of animals too.
By Carolyn Whelan >

The Changing Face
Of Foster Care In NYC
Institutionalized foster care for teens appears to be reaching the end of an era.
By the Staff of Child Welfare Watc >

Mitchell-Lama Co-op Weighs
Subsidy Against Profit
What happens if market-rate apartment sales make life more expensive for those who stay?
By Rachel Nielsen >
CITY CONVERSATIONS

Debating How To Police
A Challenging Population
Several mentally ill residents recently have been killed in interactions with the NYPD. A panel of experts says the city can act to avoid these tragedies.

Counting Street Homeless:
Volunteer Night Is Flawed
A participant in January's annual one-night count of the unsheltered homeless says it misleads both volunteers and those they're trying to help.

Counting Street Homeless:
'Hope' Is The Gold Standard
The designer of the city's counting method says the approach is sound, and delivers essential information and assistance.

'This Is New York City':
Mayor Draws A Reaction
From labor, urban planning, immigrant advocacy and more, leaders give Bloomberg praise and pans for his State of the City speech.

Child Welfare In the Press:
Painful Wounds Reopened
The former head of one of the minority-led foster care agencies recently discussed in three New York Times articles sees omissions and bias in the series.

more City Conversations > 		IN THE NEWS

Boom For Whom?
Reinvestment in the Bronx isn't benefiting residents nearly enough, says this new report.
Urban Justice Center
Black Market On Wheels For Vendor-Cart Permit
Strong demand for food carts promotes a trade in cart permits.
El Diario/La Prensa
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AROUND THE WEB

Bronx Women's Business Resource Center
Latinas are the primary target of this hub for networking, learning and business-building.
Immigration Equality
This NYC-based organization fights for fair and free immigration policy for LGBT people and those with HIV/AIDS.
 more >

CENTER FOR AN URBAN FUTURE

Trouble Brewing
A co-founder of Brooklyn Brewery wonders whether his company's trouble finding room to expands augurs the end of light manufacturing in NYC.
Recipe For Growth
This new brief argues for more "kitchen incubators" around the city -- commercial food preparation spaces that food entrepreneurs can rent to help get their young businesses off the ground.
 more >
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