The Census Bureau’s finding that Astoria’s population shrank by 10,000 over the past decade has prompted howls of protest. What do transit ridership numbers, death rates, building permits and other…
Iris Weinshall is not the only critic of the city’s bike lane on Prospect Park West. She’s just the only who used to build bike lanes and happens to be…
Illegal subdivisions, undocumented immigration and resistance to Census workers are possible reasons for the apparent undercount in New York. Another, according to one councilwoman, is hipsters, who might have thought…
In a time of growing concern over government ethics, the Conflict of Interest Board wants more investigative authority—but not more publicity. Much of its work is confidential.
With new boss Dennis Walcott, the city school system gets a new chance to improve relations with parents and teachers. But there’ll be no second chance for Robeson High in…
While announcing the restoration of some child care services that had been targeted for cuts, the mayor’s plan projects that many agency budgets will see bigger reductions than earlier predicted.
Spent fuel rods are at the center of concerns about the nuclear plant just north of the city—and are a factor at several other plants in the tri-state area.
First-generation New Yorkers are more likely to reside in rent-regulated housing than the rest of us. So as Albany weighs weakening or strengthening rent rules, some immigrants are raising their…
A federal planning grant to be shared among several governments on either side of the New York-Connecticut border aims for transit-oriented development.
A new city plan addressing competing claims on New York’s coastline draws praise. But there’s still plenty of debate over the details, especially over the risks that come with waterfront…
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