NEW STOCK

Manhattan and Brooklyn were second and third in volumne of new housing units built in the state during the 1990s.

VOTING DATA

The Campaign Finance Board launched its voter guide website, with bios and policy statements from the candidates and info on each ballot proposal.

LOANS DENIED

Blacks were more than twice as likely to be denied a mortgage loan than white homebuyers in 2002, according to an annual study.

VENDING LAWS

Vendors and administration officials alike say licensing regs make it nearly impossible for vendors to operate legally.

IDLE TIME

Nearly a third of the buses monitored in a City Council investigation were left idling longer than law allows.

BOND EQUITY

Only 23 percent of the state’s environmental clean-up fund has gone to New York City projects.