Tobias Salinger, Author at City Limits

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Nearly 12 percent of the shelter population lives in hotel rooms. The arrangement is faulted for its cost and impact, but with 60,000 homeless, a ‘cluster-site’ program under fire and…

ByTobias Salinger 27 minRead time

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Dec 2013

Government Investigations NYCHA

How Vito Lopez Changed Bushwick

Many think the former assemblyman and powerbroker is a creep. Some hail him as a hero. In Bushwick, his legacy—and the story of his downfall—are more complicated than either label…

ByTobias Salinger 38 minRead time

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Aug 2013

Government

Superfund and Super Funders Color Council Race

Incumbent Sara Gonzalez faces a challenge in a district where the Gowanus Canal is a big issue—and where the Jobs for New York PAC has laid down its largest marker.

ByTobias Salinger 14 minRead time

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Aug 2013

Uncategorized

Bushwick Sweating Out its Battle vs. Obesity

Six years after a health department report identified the neighborhood as a hotspot for obesity and diabetes, it’s easier to get healthy food. But it’s still not easy to get…

ByTobias Salinger 17 minRead time

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Aug 2013

Government

Is Vito Lopez the Only Issue in His Council Race?

Policing, sick-leave and housing concern many in the 34th district, but it’s one of the candidates—the Assemblyman forced from office by scandal—who dominates the discourse.

ByTobias Salinger 15 minRead time

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Aug 2013

Government

PAC Money an Issue in East Brooklyn Council Race

Jobs for New York is backing Assembly Rafael Espinal in the race to replace Espinal’s former boss, Councilman Erik Martin Dilan.

ByTobias Salinger 12 minRead time

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Aug 2013

Housing and Homelessness

Tensions at Brooklyn Coop Reflect Mitchell-Lama Woes

Lindsay Park’s leaders say they’re acting to stabilize the development’s finances. But some residents say the board’s moves have been bad for their own wallets.

ByTobias Salinger 16 minRead time

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Jul 2013

Housing and Homelessness

Plan to Build on Vacant Lots Stirs Displacement Fears

A plan to build housing on property once part of the Rheingold brewery in Bushwick has aroused concern about the project’s impact on housing prices across the neighborhood.

ByTobias Salinger 12 minRead time

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Jul 2013

Economy In Depth Investigations

Brooklyn Wage Theft Case Grinds On

Authorities found that a Williamsburg construction company owed its workers $500,000, but no one’s been paid yet. Advocates blame enforcement delays on overburdened state inspectors.

ByTobias Salinger 9 minRead time

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Jun 2013

Economy Government Justice NYCHA

Assembly Hopefuls Run in Vito Lopez's Shadow

The candidates for the fallen assemblyman’s seat must address not just the harassment scandal, but also the broader legacy of money and services he brought back to Bushwick.

ByTobias Salinger 0 minRead time

Tobias Salinger

Who’s Afraid of NYC’s Homeless Hotels?

How Vito Lopez Changed Bushwick

Superfund and Super Funders Color Council Race

Bushwick Sweating Out its Battle vs. Obesity

Is Vito Lopez the Only Issue in His Council Race?

PAC Money an Issue in East Brooklyn Council Race

Tensions at Brooklyn Coop Reflect Mitchell-Lama Woes

Plan to Build on Vacant Lots Stirs Displacement Fears

Brooklyn Wage Theft Case Grinds On

Assembly Hopefuls Run in Vito Lopez's Shadow

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