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A look at how New York’s failed efforts to host the world’s biggest sporting event succeeded in reshaping huge swaths of the city, from Hunters Point to Citi Field. …

ByDavid Brand 0Comments

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Feb 2020

Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth

This Year, Running for President Means Talking About the Housing Crisis

More than in any campaign in recent memory, housing has become a key topic in the 2020 presidential race, reflecting a national housing crisis spanning from megacities like New York…

BySadef Ali Kully 3Comments

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Jun 2018

Economy In Depth

Launched by Bloomberg, City’s Anti-Poverty Lab Works Quietly Under de Blasio

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.

ByJonelle Carrera 3Comments

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Oct 2017

Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

De Blasio is Pressed to Use More Federal Tools Against Homelessness

The mayor unlocked a door between homeless shelters and public housing that his predecessor had closed. Some advocates want de Blasio to open it event wider.

ByJarrett Murphy 3Comments

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Sep 2017

Podcasts

Max & Murphy: Gifford Miller with a Candidate’s View on a Campaign’s Final Hours

The former Council speaker and 2005 mayoral candidate talks about what it’s like in the closing moments of a long campaign, reveals that “The Wedding Crashers” was a source of…

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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May 2017

Podcasts

Max & Murphy: De Blasio’s Cabinet Under the Microscope, Rezonings Under Consideration

The correction commissioner’s driving habits and the deputy mayor for development’s corporate past have them under scrutiny by city investigators and housing advocates, respectively.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Mar 2017

In Depth Investigations Justice

Immigrants Face Threats and NYC’s Sanctuary Faces Limits

Bill de Blasio has added significantly to New York’s decades-old effort to protect the undocumented. But when it comes to fully resisting Trump’s aggro enforcement policy, the city’s political will…

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Mar 2017

Housing and Homelessness

13 Years After Blocking New Development, Staten Island Hopes to Welcome Just Enough of it

In 2004 the island was rezoned to preserve suburban character and restrict population growth. Now islanders have decided they want a thriving downtown as well as quiet streets, so the…

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 9Comments

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Feb 2017

Housing and Homelessness News

Community Boards Reflect on their Votes For, and Against, Bloomberg Rezonings

There were good intentions, but some boards and certainly the Bloomberg administration underestimated the threat of gentrification, board members say.

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 3Comments

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Jan 2017

Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations

Will Rezoning Cause or Resist Displacement? Data Paints an Incomplete Picture

Some community groups fear that rezonings will force low-income residents out. City Hall says rezonings are needed to prevent further loss of affordability. Amid a lack of clear evidence, any…

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 5Comments

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