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The Urban Jobs Act would provide $20 million for services to unemployed young people. Amid partisan rancor, will the idea survive Congress? Against record youth unemployment, will it make a…

ByKiera Feldman 0Comments

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Jul 2011

Uncategorized

Sharon's Homework: Self-Sufficiency

After raising a family and burying a husband, Sharon Jones is aiming for a college degree while still looking out for her kids and battling in housing court.

ByNeil deMause 0Comments

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Apr 2011

Government

Indian Point Worry: Not The Reactor, The Leftovers

Spent fuel rods are at the center of concerns about the nuclear plant just north of the city—and are a factor at several other plants in the tri-state area.

ByPolly Kreisman 0Comments

20

Apr 2011

Economy Opinion

Social Security Reform In Black And White

Amid talk of raising the retirement age to shore up Social Security’s finances, this op-ed looks at the disparate impact that could have on communities of color.

ByChloe Tribich 0Comments

15

Apr 2011

Government Housing and Homelessness

Federal Funds Have City Planners Eyeing East New York, Bronx

A federal planning grant to be shared among several governments on either side of the New York-Connecticut border aims for transit-oriented development.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

14

Apr 2011

Opinion

A Liquid Asset: Why NYC Must Invest In Its Harbor

Many cities have realized that natural resources are economic advantages, especially in attracting and retaining young professionals. For New York to compete, this op-ed argues, we must put more of…

ByAlexander Brash 0Comments

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Apr 2011

Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

Life In A Landmark: Pioneering Public Housing Site Shows Its Age

For residents of First Houses—the Lower East Side site where public housing began in the United States—pride in their historic location is mixed with worries about deterioration inside.

ByShamira Muhammad 0Comments

20

Jan 2011

Government Opinion

Will NY Be Center-Stage In Obama, Part II?

Two years to the day since Barack Obama’s inauguration, an op-ed writer argues that New York leaders have blazed the centrist path the president must tread.

ByBasil Smikle Jr.0Comments

20

Jan 2011

Economy

How Health Care Repeal Would Affect New York

Republicans want to reverse President Obama’s health care reform law. What would that mean for New Yorkers?

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Jan 2011

Government

Obama's Urban Policy: Slow Start. Sustainable Finish?

The president’s campaign pledge to pay attention to cities got some tough early reviews. But now communities around the country are getting federal help to plan for the future.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

NY Pols Tout Bill Targeting Jobless Youth

Sharon's Homework: Self-Sufficiency

Indian Point Worry: Not The Reactor, The Leftovers

Social Security Reform In Black And White

Federal Funds Have City Planners Eyeing East New York, Bronx

A Liquid Asset: Why NYC Must Invest In Its Harbor

Life In A Landmark: Pioneering Public Housing Site Shows Its Age

Will NY Be Center-Stage In Obama, Part II?

How Health Care Repeal Would Affect New York

Obama's Urban Policy: Slow Start. Sustainable Finish?

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