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ByAlexander Tucciarone 0Comments

Rockaways: A Line in the Sand

Citizen budget delegates in City Councilman Eric Ulrich’s district focused on two neglected neighborhoods—including one where a wall between the city and the sea has become a subject for debate.

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ByTom DiChristopher 0Comments

Project Has Citizens Making Budget Choices

A pilot effort is under way in four City Council districts to give constituents some say in which capital projects are funded. Amid successes and snags, there are signs the…

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ByColin Weatherby 0Comments

Flatbush: What Would You Do With $1M?

Solar panels. Security cameras. A new church roof. There was no shortage of ideas for citizen budget delegates to consider in Councilman Jumaane Williams’ district. But not all of them…

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ByTom DiChristopher 0Comments

Kensington: What Price a Dog Park?

In Councilman Brad Lander’s district, citizen budget delegates learned quickly how expensive simple projects can be. But they also found much could be accomplished without spending a dime.

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Government Investigations

As City Plants Trees, Benefits—and Some Burdens—Grow

The city’s MillionTrees program fights asthma and global warming. But tightening maintenance budgets, increasingly severe weather and decades-old planting decisions complicate trees’ contribution.

ByPaul Bufano and An Phung 0Comments

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ByDaniel Prendergast 0Comments

Housing and Homelessness

Amid Court Fight, Formerly Homeless In Limbo

The end of the Advantage subsidy program leaves advocates battling to salvage a policy they criticized, the city bracing for more demand for scarce shelter beds and low-income families wondering…

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Economy Government Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

What’s Not to Like About the Cuomo Budget?

Amid a sea of praise for Gov. Cuomo’s second budget, advocates for low-income New Yorkers raised complaints. That, plus the latest on NYCHA, city job creation and the sick leave…

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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ByJada Dantzler and Diana Capellan 0Comments

Brooklyn Library Facing Lower Budget, Higher Demand

Despite the Internet age and the e-book craze, Brooklyn’s libraries are seeing increasing usage. But budget cuts are one challenge the system might not be able to surmount.

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