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Faith leaders write that they are praying for the governor and mayor to come together on a massive supportive-housing initiative to continue a successful policy effort that began when another…

ByLaura Jervis and Marc L. Greenberg 1Comment

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Dec 2015

Climate and Environment

Climate Change and the City: Reading List for the Paris Conference

As President Obama and world leaders meet to try to hammer out a binding agreement to lower carbon emissions, here is the local angle on global warming.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Dec 2015

Opinion

From Foreclosure to Homelessness, Now You Can Map NYC’s Problems

New York City displays progress, problems and a lot of data about both. A new tool helps users keep an eye on trends like foreclosures.

BySarah Burd-Sharps and Kristen Lewis 0Comments

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Nov 2015

Justice

Can NYC Reform Rikers Island Without Replacing it?

The jury is still out on whether reforms – segregating the most violent inmates, a crackdown on smuggling, faster use-of-force investigations – will be effective.

ByEd Morales 1Comment

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Nov 2015

Economy In Depth

WorkSite: City’s Economy Grows, but Labor Force Shrinks

The five boroughs are outpacing the 50 states when it comes to output, and unemployment rates have fallen for all five boroughs. But there was also a record drop in…

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Nov 2015

Education

What’s Behind the Bill de Blasio-Eva Moskowitz Feud Over Charters

The mayor says he’s trying to find space for charters. The charter pioneer says he isn’t. Beyond their conflicting claims is a complicated debate over whether public schools have room,…

ByRuth Ford 11Comments

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Oct 2015

Uncategorized

Some Sandy Victims Must Vacate Their Homes Again

In places like Sheepshead Bay, people who repaired their own homes after the storm but didn’t take steps to deal with new flooding risks may have to leave for as…

BySarah Aziza 0Comments

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Oct 2015

Uncategorized

Got a View You Want to Share? Come Blog for City Limits

If you get riled up about the news you read (or don’t read), have something interesting to say about the city, like to write and aren’t insane, we’d love to…

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Sep 2015

Economy In Depth