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The Bloomberg administration has rolled the dice on a major rezoning and costly infrastructure upgrades in Coney Island. Will the hoped-for development ever appear?

ByNeil deMause 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

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

Government Justice

From Mom to Not in Seven Minutes: Inside Family Court

City Limits spent months observing Family Court and found an overburdened system where delays were endemic, legal help was scarce and the approach to solving family problems was divided. This…

ByHelen Zelon 2Comments

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May 2012

Economy Government

Advocates: '12 Budget Dance Has Heavier Beat

Once again, they’re rallying in Brooklyn (and elsewhere) against budget reductions from Washington and City Hall. But after years of austerity, advocates say the annual ritual of protests against proposed…

ByZach Campbell 0Comments

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Apr 2012

Government

Where Does the Gowanus Cleanup Stand?

Two years after the EPA designated the Gowanus Canal a Superfund Site, Brooklyn College reporter Rene Askew and producer Christina Asencio take a look at progress on the project and…

ByRene Askew and Christina Asencio 0Comments

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Apr 2012

Uncategorized

For Some Landlords, It's Not Easy Going Green

If New York is to meet PlanNYC’s goals, apartment buildings must get greener. While property owners and tenants both benefit from more efficient systems, getting them up and running takes…

ByPatrick Arden 0Comments

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Apr 2012

Economy

Traffic, Pollution, Accidents: Are Trucks to Blame?

Whether we’re breathing their exhaust or stuck behind one on an exit ramp, most New Yorkers hate trucks. But their complex impact on urban ills—and their key role in the…

ByJake Mooney 0Comments

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Apr 2012

Government Opinion

NYC Needs Paid Sick Days, Not Lame Excuses

Thousands of New Yorkers face an impossible choice when they get sick: Go to work and get yourself and others sicker, or stay home and risk losing pay or your…

ByApurva Mehrotra 0Comments

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Mar 2012

Education Government Opinion

A History Lesson as NYC School Tests Near

Next month, city students take the standardized tests on which their progress, and perhaps the fates of their teachers and schools, depend—all amid a debate over testing that, this writer…

ByFred Smith 0Comments

Coney Island's Invisible Towers

Who Killed John Dewey High?

Life at the Epicenter of Stop-and-Frisk

From Mom to Not in Seven Minutes: Inside Family Court

Advocates: '12 Budget Dance Has Heavier Beat

Where Does the Gowanus Cleanup Stand?

For Some Landlords, It's Not Easy Going Green

Traffic, Pollution, Accidents: Are Trucks to Blame?

NYC Needs Paid Sick Days, Not Lame Excuses

A History Lesson as NYC School Tests Near

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