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After years of pushing for the construction of a few new schools in the long-unused Kingsbridge Armory–with little response from the mayor’s office–some Bronx residents recently got their first sign…

BySteven Gnagni 0Comments

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Aug 2002

Government

The Making of Downtown's New Housing Bond-Doggle

Mayor Bloomberg has said he’d like to see some affordable housing built as part of downtown’s redevelopment, but his policy for making that happen may have some holes–particularly since it…

BySocheata Poeuv 0Comments

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Aug 2002

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Asthma Program Takes a Breat

Facing budget constraints, the city health department has cut back its asthma program in Hunts Point, home to some of the highest asthma rates in the country.

ByKieran Darcy 0Comments

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Jul 2002

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Battling Violence

The City Council is pushing for legislation to protect battered women at home and work, but the Bloomberg administration insists these bills will only make matters worse.

ByElizabeth Olsson 0Comments

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Jul 2002

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Medicaid Alert

In a week full of dire predictions for the city’s financial future, one elected official added another to the stack: Medicaid costs will rise exponentially overt he next few years.

ByMatt Pacenza 0Comments

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Jul 2002

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Affordable Housing Trust a Bust for New York

Congress took a step toward boosting state and local affordable housing trust funds last week, but for now New York won’t get a cent.

ByJill Grossman 0Comments

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Jul 2002

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Swimming in Sludge

Sewage tank turns rec center, or is it the perfect pawn?

ByMia Lipsit 0Comments

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Jul 2002

Economy

Some expensive but successful job training programs for recent high school dropouts are losing their city contracts, creating concern among workforce advocates that the Bloomberg administration is focusing solely on…

BySocheata Poeuv 0Comments

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Jul 2002

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Dubious Benefits

The battle over welfare reform is about everything from marriage incentives to workfare–everything, that is, except for the paltry benefits people on welfare actually get.

ByMatt Pacenza 0Comments

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Jul 2002

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