Jake Mooney, Author at City Limits

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The 2007 closure of a Pfizer factory in Brooklyn was a milestone in manufacturing’s retreat from the borough. Chapter three of “Brooklyn: The Borough Behind The Brand” looks at what…

ByJake Mooney 3 minRead time

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Mar 2011

Housing and Homelessness

Hot And Cool: How Brooklyn Became A Destination

The snazzy high-rises of downtown might obscure the history, but Brooklyn wasn’t always the place to be. Chapter two of City Limits’ Brooklyn issue explores how the biggest borough also…

ByJake Mooney 23 minRead time

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Mar 2011

ARTS and CULTURE Housing and Homelessness

Lunch At Junior's: Reputation & Reality In Today’s Brooklyn

What does it mean to be “Brooklyn”—and how has that changed as the borough went from not to hot? Chapter one of “Brooklyn: The Borough Behind The Brand” visits a…

ByJake Mooney 12 minRead time

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Mar 2011

Housing and Homelessness

The Destination: The New History Of Brooklyn

In the final chapter of City Limits’ “Brooklyn: The Borough Behind The Brand,” a look at whether recent economic and demographic changes have altered the fundamental character of the place.

ByJake Mooney 8 minRead time

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Mar 2011

Housing and Homelessness

Finding The Borough Behind The Brand: Brooklyn Today

From Neil Simon to Spike Lee and the Dodgers to Jay-Z, Brooklyn has long enjoyed an international reputation. The new issue of City Limits magazine looks at how that rep…

ByJake Mooney 10 minRead time

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Nov 2010

Uncategorized

Green Energy Company Gets New, Fossil-Fuel Burning Owner

As environmentally laudable as Green Mountain’s Energy’s product may be, the company has long had corporate ties to the fossil fuel industry, and those ties have only gotten closer.

ByJake Mooney 15 minRead time

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Oct 2010

Government Investigations

Cuomo Rakes In Donations From Energy Sector

Power companies with a stake in natural gas are among Cuomo’s largest campaign contributors, raising questions about how he’ll handle the statewide debate over hydrofracking.

ByJake Mooney 13 minRead time

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Sep 2010

Economy Government Investigations

Got Juice?: Choices Loom After Power Project's Demise

A year after the collapse of a plan for new transmission lines to New York City, questions remain. Was the need for new infrastructure a myth? Or are tougher choices…

ByJake Mooney 13 minRead time

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Aug 2010

Economy Investigations

Progress Derailed: The Cause & Effect Of NYC's Transit Funding Crisis

Everyone who rides buses or subways knows that service is down and fares are heading up. But why is this happening? And does it spell danger for the city’s economic…

ByJake Mooney 15 minRead time

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Aug 2010

Government

MTA's Bus Cuts: The Hardest Hit

Transit service reductions will inconvenience millions of commuters. But for thousands of people in a few neighborhoods, the cuts will be more deeply felt.

ByJake Mooney 1 minRead time

Jake Mooney

Quitting Time: A Factory's Fall, A Neighborhood's Fallout

Hot And Cool: How Brooklyn Became A Destination

Lunch At Junior's: Reputation & Reality In Today’s Brooklyn

The Destination: The New History Of Brooklyn

Finding The Borough Behind The Brand: Brooklyn Today

Green Energy Company Gets New, Fossil-Fuel Burning Owner

Cuomo Rakes In Donations From Energy Sector

Got Juice?: Choices Loom After Power Project's Demise

Progress Derailed: The Cause & Effect Of NYC's Transit Funding Crisis

MTA's Bus Cuts: The Hardest Hit

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