City Lit: Emotional Ecosystems

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Root Shock: How Tearing Up City Neighborhoods Hurts America, and What We Can Do About It, by Mindy Thompson Fullilove.

Bronx

Waste Not

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For years the outer boroughs have been Manhattan’s garbagemen. Mayor Bloomberg says it’s time for that to change–and his Upper East Side neighbors are trashing his plans.

Staten Island

Speed Trap

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Reliable high speed Internet access is becoming critical to the success of small businesses. But decrepit technology and a lack of infrastructure investment are keeping thousands of them logged off.

Occupational Therapy

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With an emphasis on self-reflection, psychologists at a Bronx homeless shelter are pioneering a new way to coax residents into jobs.