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Even as a city program for cleaning up contaminated sites shows promise, two tainted areas in Brooklyn reflect different challenges that remediation can face – like pricetags and politics.

ByJake Mooney 0Comments

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Jun 2012

Education Investigations

Who Killed John Dewey High?

In the ’60s it was an ambitious experiment in progressive education. Today John Dewey High graduates its final class after being closed as a failing high school. What led the…

ByGail Robinson 3Comments

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Jun 2012

Justice

One Day in the Life of Stop-and-Frisk

On May 13, 2011, police made 56 stops in one sector of the 75th precinct. A minute-by-minute account of who was stopped, why and what happened.

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Jun 2012

Justice

Life at the Epicenter of Stop-and-Frisk

No precinct saw more police stops in 2011 than the 75th in East New York, and no patrol sector in the 7-5 had more encounters than Sector E. There, realism…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Jun 2012

News Uncategorized

Juvenile Justice System Excludes Many Youthful Wrongdoers

New York’s juvenile justice system is the target of reform efforts. But to some critics, it’s the fact that New York State tries so many teens outside of juvenile court…

ByHelen Zelon 0Comments

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Jun 2012

Economy Government

When Delays Dominate, Kids Lose

Chapter two of our Family Court investigation focuses on the courtrooms that handle custody and child support, where many people try to navigate complex legal lingo without a lawyer, and…

ByHelen Zelon 0Comments

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Mar 2012

Housing and Homelessness

'Vacated' Housing Full of Meaning for Brooklyn Nabes

A look at three buildings that the city once ordered vacated for safety reasons reveals the changing—and very different—fortunes of three Brooklyn neighborhoods.

ByRodrigo Carreno 0Comments

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Feb 2012

Economy Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Brooklyn's Got Change. Now It Needs Progress.

Detailed data confirm that today’s Brooklyn is different. An inclusive civic infrastructure is what’s needed to turn mere change into real progress.

ByMarilyn Gelber 0Comments

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Jan 2012

Economy Housing and Homelessness

Driving? Fuhgeddabout it! Brooklyn Stats Say Transit Rules

A new report paints the most detailed statistical picture ever of Brooklyn and its 18 community districts, and suggests residents today are less poor, better educated, paying more for housing…

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Jan 2012

Health Investigations Justice

Sales of HIV Meds Catch Lawmakers' Eyes

Prosecutors and legislators report an increase in illegal sales of HIV medication by people looking to feed their families or support drug habits. Will tougher criminal penalties slow the market?

ByDiane Jeantet 1Comment

A Tale of Two Brownfields

Who Killed John Dewey High?

One Day in the Life of Stop-and-Frisk

Life at the Epicenter of Stop-and-Frisk

Juvenile Justice System Excludes Many Youthful Wrongdoers

When Delays Dominate, Kids Lose

'Vacated' Housing Full of Meaning for Brooklyn Nabes

Brooklyn's Got Change. Now It Needs Progress.

Driving? Fuhgeddabout it! Brooklyn Stats Say Transit Rules

Sales of HIV Meds Catch Lawmakers' Eyes

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