Neil deMause, Author at City Limits

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From Gerritsen to Coney, trusted local organizations and ad-hoc operations have stepped into a void left by overstretched city departments and low-profile federal agencies.

ByNeil deMause 23 minRead time

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Nov 2012

Uncategorized

In Storm-Battered Coney, a Trickle of Relief Faces a Deluge of Damage

A quick look at Coney Island suggests the neighborhood weathered Sandy well—the Wonder Wheel is still standing, after all. But a look inside businesses or into the eyes of residents…

ByNeil deMause 12 minRead time

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Jul 2012

Government Housing and Homelessness

Coney Island's Invisible Towers

The Bloomberg administration has rolled the dice on a major rezoning and costly infrastructure upgrades in Coney Island. Will the hoped-for development ever appear?

ByNeil deMause 7 minRead time

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Feb 2012

Housing and Homelessness

Nets Arrive, Questions Remain At Atlantic Yards

The Nets are coming to Brooklyn with a 15-man roster and a tip-off in fall 2012. Traffic, jobs, housing and economic activity are coming, too, but no one is sure…

ByNeil deMause 21 minRead time

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Feb 2012

Housing and Homelessness

Brooklyn's Arena Is Coming. What's Coming Next?

In a matter of months the Nets will be playing ball at the corner of Flatbush and Atlantic, as envisioned more than eight years ago by developer Bruce Ratner. But…

ByNeil deMause 6 minRead time

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Dec 2011

Economy

Downtown Remains Contested Territory

The major rezoning of Brooklyn in 2004, coupled with the recent economic slowdown, has produced mixed results for residents and businesses.

ByNeil deMause 27 minRead time

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Dec 2011

Economy

Displaced Shopkeepers: Rents Still a Problem

Yaakov “Jack” Fuzailov, a barber, has twice been displaced since the 2004 rezoning—once for development of a building that was never built, and a second time by a landlord seeking…

ByNeil deMause 6 minRead time

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Dec 2011

Economy Investigations

The Mystery of Bed-Stuy’s Missing Jobs

Despite growing gentrification, Central Brooklyn is the New York neighborhood hardest-hit by the economic downturn.

ByNeil deMause 19 minRead time

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Nov 2011

Economy

Poverty Rose Slower than Thought—Is that Good News?

Much-anticipated alternative statistics on poverty are out. The good news: The rate is rising more slowly than earlier numbers suggested. The bad news: It’s been higher than we thought for…

ByNeil deMause 8 minRead time

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Oct 2011

Economy In Depth Investigations

Workfare for Food Stamps?

Poor New Yorkers and advocates say the Bloomberg administration is, for the first time, forcing people receiving food stamps to fulfill work requirements.

ByNeil deMause 19 minRead time

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Grassroots Groups Have Taken Over Sandy Relief

In Storm-Battered Coney, a Trickle of Relief Faces a Deluge of Damage

Coney Island's Invisible Towers

Nets Arrive, Questions Remain At Atlantic Yards

Brooklyn's Arena Is Coming. What's Coming Next?

Downtown Remains Contested Territory

Displaced Shopkeepers: Rents Still a Problem

The Mystery of Bed-Stuy’s Missing Jobs

Poverty Rose Slower than Thought—Is that Good News?

Workfare for Food Stamps?

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