Economy
City’s Poverty Rate Shows No Improvement
Jarrett Murphy |
And that’s distressing, given the increasingly robust economy—and the likelihood that the Fed will soon tap the brakes.
East Village
Tenants Report Threats and Unsafe Conditions Next Door to a ‘Million Dollar Listing’
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Celebrity real-estate broker Ryan Serhant is promoting two luxury towers that will rise on sites now occupied by garages on East 13th Street. Next door, in a property sold in a package with those sites, tenants are suing over a pattern or harassment.
Education
Mayor’s Education Vision Finds Fans
Ruth Ford |
Some saw too much cost. Others not enough charters. But the mayor’s education speech did arrange ambitious proposals within a clear agenda of fighting inequality, and some liked what they heard.
CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
Will Bernie Win Brooklyn? A Local Look at Presidential Politics
Jarrett Murphy |
In the bluest county of one of the bluest states, and in Hillary Clinton’s political backyard, what does campaign 2016 look like?
