Over the decades, supporters of the bill have faced questions about its legality and economic impact, and it has generated strong opposition from the real-estate lobby.
ECONOMY
De Blasio Credited With Reducing Barriers to Nutrition Assistance
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But the number of SNAP participants in the city keeps falling. That could reflect good news about the economy, the impact of federal benefit cuts or the persistence at the city level of obstacles to families getting the help they need.
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Launched by Bloomberg, City’s Anti-Poverty Lab Works Quietly Under de Blasio
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The Center for Economic Opportunity was the high-profile heart of an anti-poverty push that earned Mayor Bloomberg many plaudits and some flak. The initiative lives on under his successor.
BIDs
Boost to Local BID Has Some Inwood Rezoning Skeptics Worried
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A city grant to the Washington Heights Business Improvement District and a group of Inwood arts organizations is part of the city’s Inwood Action Plan aimed at shoring up local firms. But some see BIDs as agents of gentrification.
Andy Byford
MTA Board Approves New SI Bus Routes, Talks Construction Contracts and Worker Assaults
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The MTA board voted Wednesday to approve a redesign of Staten Island’s express bus network, discussed how to better manage its large construction projects and ways to prevent assaults on transit workers.
CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
U.S. Quit U.N. Body Ahead of Discussion of American Inequality
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The Trump administration withdrew the United States from the United Nation’s Human Rights Council on Tuesday, citing the body’s frequent criticism of Israel for its treatment of the Palestinians. But that was just one area of disagreement.
BROOKLYN BUREAU
City Trying to Strengthen Brooklyn’s Claim to a Shipping Trade
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The new deal for the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal aims to get trucks off the road and jobs on the site—and to create a more sustainable business model for the Brooklyn docks.
BRONX BUREAU
City Residents Riding Commuter Rail Pay More Per Mile than Suburbanites
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This existing fare structure leaves many New York City residents who live in areas served by LIRR and Metro North lines unlikely to use the systems.
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Can the Auto-Repair Sector Survive the Jerome Ave. Rezoning?
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Every time a zoning change or development project pushes the auto industry out of one neighborhood, it gets harder to find it a new home.
ECONOMY
Workers Divided on the Proposed Change to the Tipped Wage
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While nail-salon workers and car-wash attendants seem to welcome the proposed boost in the sub-minimum wage for tipped workers, some restaurant servers worry they will lose money in the deal.
ECONOMY
Study Reveals Stark Income Disparities and Widespread Stress in Northern Manhattan
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Income is up and poverty is down in Central Harlem, West Harlem and Washington Heights. But those neighborhood-wide numbers don’t capture what different segments of each community are experiencing.