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VOUCHER MATH

President Bush’s proposal to block-grant Section 8 will cost the city 4,000 vouchers, the IBO says.

CONEY ISLAND CREEK TO GO FROM DEAD TO WELL-FED

After decades of languishing in hazardous waste, the creek that flows along Coney Island’s shores is about to get cleaned up — and become accessible again to local residents and…

Housing and Homelessness

SURVEY SAYS … A HOLIDAY REQUEST FOR YOUR OPINION:

Keeping to City Limits’ tradition of honoring Independence Day, we ask you, our readers, to freely express your thoughts on how we’re doing.

Economy

STABLE FOUNDATIONS?

Foundations say a bill that would force them to make more charitable payouts will undermine longterm stability.

Government

SCHOOLS OPT OUT

Only a quarter of the city’s school districts are in compliance with health education mandates.

Economy

SMALL PROCUREMENT

The feds aren’t meeting their mandates on giving contracts to small businesses instead of big corporations.

Economy Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

NYCHA APRENTICESHIPS

The New York City Housing Authority has agreed to enforce federal and local mandates requiring its contractors to hire public housing residents.

Land Use and Development Uncategorized

MAYOR TO KEEP AIDS SERVICES CITY-RUN, EYES REORGANIZATION

To the relief of the AIDS community, Mayor Bloomberg agreed not to contract out AIDS services as part of a preliminary budget deal with the Council last week-but his plan…

Economy

NO DEMAND

The Lower Manhattan Development Corporation has cancelled its primary job training program.

Economy

CYBER GIVING SNAG

The company that handles donations made through Network for Good suddenly went out of business Monday.

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