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NYC Might Not be a Great Place for Bikers. But it’s a Great Place to Bike.

After spending some time in the cyclists’ paradise of Boulder, Colo., a New Yorker returns to the difficult and sometimes dangerous practice of biking in New York—and finds that bikers…

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It’s Delusional to Say Homelessness is a Mental-Health Issue

Some homeless people do suffer from mental illness or substance abuse. But contrary to an increasingly popular canard, the problem for most of New York’s homeless is not in their…

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Hugo Chavez, an Oil Company and the Beautiful Sound of Bronx Youth

Ten years ago the controversial Venezuelan leader promised petroleum revenue to help the South Bronx. While Chavez’s legacy is complicated, a youth worker argues that an upcoming concert is proof…

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Affordable, Multifamily Housing: Ready for the Next Storm?

As we approach the third anniversary of the devastating storm, a veteran housing policy expert says it’s time to revisit the lessons learned—and changes made—since then. If another disaster strikes,…

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State Housing Agency: Tips for Tenants and Landlords on MCIs

A state official argues the approval process favors neither tenants nor landlords.

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City Must Use .NYC to Create a Real Civic Commons

The arrival of .nyc gives City Hall the chance to build a vibrant online toolkit for democracy. But it will require work, money and vision for the de Blasio administration…

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Tips for Tenants Battling Rent Increases in Court

A tenant who has fought—and even won—against her landlord over Major Capital Improvements gives advice to renters facing similar disputes.

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Housing Discrimination Doesn’t Begin or End with ‘Poor Doors’

An advocate who has fought for fair housing catalogues the many subtle ways property owners and public policies lock out renters along lines of income, race, ethnicity, disability and more.

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Op-ed: Broken Windows, Topless Ladies and the New Times Square

The controversy involving a pioneering pedestrian plaza in a neighborhood famously transformed by quality-of-life policing is a clash between two dominant ideas in modern New York: One, that sanitized spaces…

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Maybe New York City Needs Older Cops for Community Policing

If the city wants cops who are more interested in solving problems than chasing bad guys, maybe it ought to start recruiting people with a few more years under their…

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