Added Value
Volunteers rebuilt the farm on a new bed of soil, because the old one had been contaminated by Sandy's waters.
Added Value Farms is an urban farm and compost operation in Red Hook that offers healthy food and community training. Damage from Superstorm Sandy threatened all of that.
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One couldn’t help but sense some impatience for answers at Thursday night’s first city planning meeting, which launched the de Blasio administration’s study to craft a neighborhood plan for the community.
‘New York State spending on criminalization and incarceration of our communities has mushroomed over the past 30 years, while other critical social services and education and infrastructure investments have gone underfunded.’
LaGuardia High School for Music & Art has produced a list of famous performers and artists. But some alums say the current leadership is emphasizing grades during the admissions process, turning away talented students who didn’t meet the academic mark.
For all its well-documented struggles with delays, the program can also claim milestone achievements for hiring and training local workers, says one community coalition.
Gotham Gazette’s Ben Max and City Limits’ Jarrett Murphy identify the Election-Night storylines that will matter for New York City, from the presidential race to the battle for control of Congress to the fight over the State Senate.
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