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From southeastern Queens to the north central Bronx, background on the races that could determine what kind of State Senate will emerge from election 2010.

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Sep 2010

Education Government Housing and Homelessness

Queens Race Defies Narrative Of Gay Rights, Reform

Coverage of the matchup between Sen. Shirley Huntley and Challenger Lynn Nunes revolves around gay rights. But hospital closings, foreclosures and flooding are the issues closer to the district.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Sep 2010

Economy Education Government

Reading The Political Tea Leaves Of Harlem's State Senate Race

Will charter schools, the age difference between the candidates and Harlem’s changing racial and income demographics determine the outcome of the race between Bill Perkins and Basil Smikle?

ByKelly Virella 0Comments

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Aug 2010

Education

Split Decision In Charter School Space Spat

The state education department sided with parents against expanding a Manhattan charter school that shares space with a public school, but ruled for the city DOE in a similar Brooklyn…

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Jul 2010

Education

Harlem Program Scrutinized, Obama Initiative Cut

Congress is contemplating a major reduction to President Obama’s flagship anti-poverty program, as its model—the Harlem Children’s Zone—faces new questions about results.

ByHelen Zelon 0Comments

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Jul 2010

Education Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

Opponents Mobilize Against New Harlem Charter School

Opponents of the Harlem Children’s Zone’s plans to open a school in the St. Nicholas Houses are organizing a grassroots effort aimed to prevent it.

ByChris Giblin 0Comments

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Jun 2010

Education Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

Hard Math: Charter Schools Race For Space

The state legislature's eleventh-hour vote last month to expand New York's charter schools will add 114 new charters to the 99 currently operating in New York City. But while the…

ByHelen Zelon 0Comments

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May 2010

ARTS and CULTURE Education

Growing Grown-Ups In Harlem

Broccoli, cucumber, bell peppers, collard greens. Strawberries, blueberries, grapes and tomatoes; runner beans and basil, four big beds of jalapeno peppers. Worms and compost. Hip hop and capoiera. A cheeseburger…

ByHelen Zelon 0Comments

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May 2010

Education Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

Some Harlem Residents Balk At Charter School Plan

The Harlem Children’s Zone wants to launch a school at a public housing development. But some tenants worry that their children’s needs won’t be met.

ByHelen Zelon 0Comments

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Feb 2010

Education

An Act of Faith

The HCZ model might not work in every depressed urban center. But something else might work in those cities—or might already be working, albeit outside the media spotlight or the…

ByHelen Zelon 0Comments

Gay Marriage, Tenants' Rights, Albany Reform: The Primary Races To Watch

Queens Race Defies Narrative Of Gay Rights, Reform

Reading The Political Tea Leaves Of Harlem's State Senate Race

Split Decision In Charter School Space Spat

Harlem Program Scrutinized, Obama Initiative Cut

Opponents Mobilize Against New Harlem Charter School

Hard Math: Charter Schools Race For Space

Growing Grown-Ups In Harlem

Some Harlem Residents Balk At Charter School Plan

An Act of Faith

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