In Depth
UrbaNerd: What You Don’t Know About Your Neighborhood Will Surprise You
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A new online tool from the Department of City Planning lets you dig deep into the demographics of your borough and your block.
CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
FEMA Extends Protection for Displaced Puerto Ricans
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‘FEMA is temporarily extending assistance for the 83 Puerto Rican families set to lose their shelter in New York City. But the fight is not over.’
CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
City Limits Announces two Additions to its Reporting Staff
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The hires will deepen the news outlet’s commitment to its youth-training program, and continue our comprehensive coverage of the politics and policy of land.
BROOKLYN BUREAU
Video: WFP Members on Nixon Endorsement Reasons and Risks
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Why did the Working Families Party endorse Cynthia Nixon early? And what will their backing, and the governor’s anger over it, mean for Nixon, the campaign and the party itself?
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A Mere Handful of Voters Likely to Decide Who Represents 125,000 Bronxites in Albany
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Special elections are bound to draw relatively few voters because they occur in isolation and at odd times of year, but the mechanics of New York State’s special elections are particularly clunky.
Report on Death Disparities in NYC Wins Journalism Honor
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The 2017 investigation looked into the causes of wide disparities in life expectancy and death rates among New York City neighborhoods
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Max & Murphy: Top Good Gov’t Advocate Sees New Hope for Reform in Albany
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Susan Lerner of Common Cause says next week’s special elections will reflect some of the deep flaws in the state’s political system. But she feels the momentum for change is growing.
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Elite High Schools, the MTA, Climate Change are Key Topics as 4 Candidates Vie for East-Side Seat
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District 74 covers most of the Lower East Side, the East Village, Gramercy Park, Murray Hill and some of Midtown East. The preceding assemblyman, Brian Kavanagh, left office to take a seat in the State Senate.
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Max & Murphy: NYCHA Tenant Leader Demands a Place at the Table
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Citywide Council of Presidents chair Danny Barber has sued to get an independent monitor appointed to oversee NYCHA. But as he tells the Max & Murphy podcast, what his organization wants most of all is a voice in the authority’s decision making.
JUSTICE
Video: Top Advocate Says Cuomo, De Blasio Both Can do More to Close Rikers
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In the wake of a state budget that whiffed on criminal justice reform, Gov. Cuomo has continued to chide Mayor de Blasio for sticking to a 10-year timeline for closing Rikers Island that the governor believes is too slow.