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Lured by low rents, corporations are seeking space in Northern Manhattan. The trend has complex implications for existing small businesses and nearby residents who are unemployed.

ByCharu Sudan Kasturi 0Comments

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Dec 2011

Education

Flat Gains on U.S. Tests Clash with Picture of Progress in NYC

New York school officials claim city students are making consistent gains, even in the face of national scores that suggest little progress over the past two years.

ByHelen Zelon 0Comments

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Nov 2011

Justice

From Tix-Fix to Pepper-Spray, NYPD Discipline in Spotlight

Indictments in the Bronx, scuffles on Wall Street, cops charged with planting drugs and running guns. The NYPD is getting a lot of bad press these days. But calls for…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Oct 2011

Education

2 Schools, 1 Space: Scars Linger from Controversy on Adelphi Street

The elementary school and the middle school shared a building without strife. But when one school felt compelled to grow, tensions arose around race, class and space.

ByHelen Zelon 0Comments

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Oct 2011

Housing and Homelessness

Cuts Cripple Housing Assistance Network in Inwood, Washington Heights

Residents looking for help with housing disputes must line up as early as 3 a.m to get assistance from cash-strapped community organizations in particularly vulnerable northern Manhattan neighborhoods.

ByCharu Sudan Kasturi 0Comments

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Sep 2011

Government

Diversity and the Department: The FDNY Recruitment Battle

The upcoming firefighters’ test represents the latest attempt in a 40-year effort to try to diversify the mostly white, overwhelmingly male FDNY.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Aug 2011

Economy Investigations

Can Job Training Reduce Unemployment?

Governments are pouring money into job skills programs as a way of combating poverty. But what jobs are participants being prepared for?

ByNeil deMause 0Comments

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Aug 2011

Economy Justice Opinion

More Than Money: Bloomberg's Focus on Young Men of Color

Critics on the left say the mayor’s Young Men’s Initiative misses the mark, and those on the right say it reflects old thinking. But a former City Hall adviser writes…

ByAndrea Batista Schlesinger 0Comments

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Aug 2011

Housing and Homelessness

Foreclosure Crisis Fades to Black and Brown

The crisis in the national housing market has slipped from the front pages. But in New York’s neighborhoods of color, the twin crises of foreclosures and joblessness are still big…

ByCatherine Dunn 0Comments

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Jun 2011

Justice

In Debate Over New Jail, City Says An Aim Is To Prevent Violence

Hoping to reduce fights, prevent suicide and help inmates avoid returning to jail, New York is changing the way it evaluates new prisoners—and building a new jail. Advocates are split…

ByKelly Virella 0Comments

Washington Heights Sees White-Collar Boom

Flat Gains on U.S. Tests Clash with Picture of Progress in NYC

From Tix-Fix to Pepper-Spray, NYPD Discipline in Spotlight

2 Schools, 1 Space: Scars Linger from Controversy on Adelphi Street

Cuts Cripple Housing Assistance Network in Inwood, Washington Heights

Diversity and the Department: The FDNY Recruitment Battle

Can Job Training Reduce Unemployment?

More Than Money: Bloomberg's Focus on Young Men of Color

Foreclosure Crisis Fades to Black and Brown

In Debate Over New Jail, City Says An Aim Is To Prevent Violence

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