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The Community Schools Initiative could make real progress at addressing the complex social pressures that low-income students face. But if test scores determine the fate of those schools, a UFT…

ByMarilena Marchetti 1Comment

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Feb 2016

Housing and Homelessness

The 10 Concerns Councilmembers Had About Mayor’s Inclusionary Housing Proposal

A very, very condensed version of the discussion at the City Council hearing on the first of the mayor’s two citywide zoning proposals.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Feb 2016

Uncategorized

Streetcar, Solar, Savings: De Blasio’s State of the City Highlight Reel

Mayor de Blasio’s third state of the city address was quickly eclipsed by events at a Bronx public-housing development and a street in Manhattan.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Feb 2016

Housing and Homelessness

Homeless Young Adults Can Fall through a Crack in Shelter System

Homeless people who age out of the shelters that serve teenagers face a difficult choice: enter the adult system in order to access the programs operated there’, or stay on…

ByGenia Gould 0Comments

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Feb 2016

Video

Video: HPD Commish at Conference on Fighting Gentrification

The January 10 conference on gentrification sponsored by CASA, the Bronx Documentary Center and City Limits looked at many of the questions around the most weighted word in local policy…

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Feb 2016

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Political Junkies! If the Iowa Caucuses Aren’t Enough for You …

Yes, the fate of the U.S. could rest on the outcome in the Hawkeye State Monday night. But the fight for control of the New York State Senate and the…

ByGotham Gazette 0Comments

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Jan 2016

Government

The Numbers on NYC’s Property Tax Non-Problem

Mayor de Blasio went to Albany to fight for more state aid. Instead, upstate lawmakers wanted to talk about property taxes.

ByJarrett Murphy 2Comments

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Jan 2016

Opinion

No Backspace:
Doubts on De Blasio’s Gun Courts

The program would handle gun cases to serve one basic underlying purpose: to speed up gun convictions. Many, however, might not equate “fast tracking” with justice or due process.

ByJosmar Trujillo 0Comments

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Jan 2016

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Carriage Controversy: New Debate Over How to Use NYC Parks

Of all those who have arched an eyebrow about the proposed carriage-horse deal, one group has a gripe relevant to the broader city: the parks advocates who are worried about…

ByJarrett Murphy 3Comments

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Jan 2016

Opinion

No BackSpace:
Will Bill de Blasio Fulfill his Promise as a Global Climate-Change Leader?

The next installment in our new opinion series credits the mayor bold promises to reduce the risk of climate change but wonders whether his policies are keeping up.

ByMark Dunlea 1Comment

CityViews:
Promising de Blasio School Plan Could be Tanked by Test Scores

The 10 Concerns Councilmembers Had About Mayor’s Inclusionary Housing Proposal

Streetcar, Solar, Savings: De Blasio’s State of the City Highlight Reel

Homeless Young Adults Can Fall through a Crack in Shelter System

Video: HPD Commish at Conference on Fighting Gentrification

Political Junkies! If the Iowa Caucuses Aren’t Enough for You …

The Numbers on NYC’s Property Tax Non-Problem

No Backspace:
Doubts on De Blasio’s Gun Courts

Carriage Controversy: New Debate Over How to Use NYC Parks

No BackSpace:
Will Bill de Blasio Fulfill his Promise as a Global Climate-Change Leader?

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