Pearl Gabel
Before we argue about how many units the mayor gets credit for in 2014 or how many apartments his plan sets aside for the very poor or the middle class, should New York City considered whether it’s shooting for the right target?
New shops and residents, rising rents and anxiety. The story is familiar in today’s New York, but in Hamilton Heights, it’s unclear if general real-estate trends or the Columbia University is the force behind the changes.
A decline in construction worker deaths is part of a general trend in New York City and state of reduced fatalities at the workplace, where violence is as big a killer as falls.
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