Parking Not

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Demonstrators camp out in a parking spot, protesting street space reserved exclusively for Goldman Sachs limos.

Permission Slip

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After years of watching the state environmental agency say yes to industrial polluters looking to put plants in their neighborhoods, New York’s minority residents are finally getting a forum where they can say no.

Green and Lean

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An ambitious architect is using innovations in energy-efficient construction to transform low-income housing.

Staten Island

Split Decision

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Immigrant groups that have used school boards as a portal into politics were relieved when the feds shot down a plan to dismantle the current election system. But confusion about what to do next could through the May vote into chaos.

Independence Day

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After six years of nurturing and financial support from a constellation of foundations, a Bronx community coalition strikes out on its own.

Family Court

Code Blues

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Slum landlords can rest easy. The corps of city lawyers that defends tenants against code violations has been slashed from 45 attorneys to 18 in the last four years.

On the Block

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Yuppies and buppies are bringing new faces and higher incomes to Harlem’s neighborhoods–it’s all part of the evolution of 120th Street.