CityPlate
Federal Shutdown Created Unprecedented Gap at Low-Income Dinner Tables
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‘If these higher benefits were eaten up immediately, it’s not like low-income people are spending it on caviar or something. They are struggling just to survive.’
ZoneIn
Video: City’s Planners Pitch Gowanus Rezoning Plan
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The Gowanus proposal grew out of—but does not entirely reflect—a community-based discussion about how the Brooklyn neighborhood should grow.
Community Boards
City Says Bay Street Rezoning Could ‘Bring all the Pieces of the Puzzle Together’
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But the plan faces a host of questions abut affordability, small business protections, traffic, parks and drainage.
Age Justice
A Snapshot of Poverty Among Older NYers Shows Pockets of Deep Need
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While the poverty rate among older New Yorkers declined slightly, a massive surge in the over-65 population meant more people were living in poverty. In some areas, the poverty problem grew more serious.
BROOKLYN BUREAU
Watch Live: City Planning Presents its Proposal for a Gowanus Rezoning
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Can’t make the February 28 meeting? Tune in here.
Budget
MTA to Hike Weekly and Monthly MetroCard Fares, But Avoid Increase for Access-A-Ride Users
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The vote avoided an alternative plan that would have hiked the base fare to $3, something disabled riders and advocates argued would unevenly burden Access-a-Ride users.
ACS
Tragedy, Advocates, Pols Paved Way for Bid to Keep Detained Youth Closer to Home
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A report says complicated backstory of the city-state Close to Home program—and its early success–are a model for youth-justice systems around the country.
Agenda 2019
Nine Takeaways from the Special Election for Public Advocate
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Because only a regular election deserves a full Top Ten list.
Agenda 2019
As Feds Turn Away, New York Looks to Regulate Student-Loan Servicers
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This is not the first time Gov. Cuomo has proposed a licensing regime for student-loan servicing firms. This year, both the political context and the legal landscape have changed.
City Launches Pilot Program to Legalize Basement Apartments
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‘Converting basement units into safe and legal housing is an important way to address New York City’s affordability crisis.’