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New York City’s ultraviolet disinfection facility combines steel, light and water in an effort to prevent waterborne illnesses from afflicting New Yorkers.

ByAdi Talwar 0Comments

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Jun 2015

Investigations

City’s Watershed Protection Plan Seeks Difficult Balance Upstate

Since 1997, New York City has spent $438 million to protect 135,149 acres of land in the Catskill/Delaware watershed, a land area greater than Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens combined. Decades-old…

ByAdam Wisnieski 5Comments

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Jun 2015

Housing and Homelessness

Why Effort to Reform NYC Property Taxes Has Stalled

Many people agree that New York City’s property tax system is marred by inequities and the unintended consequences of attempts to address them. But reforms could be costly or create…

ByRuth Ford 2Comments

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Jun 2015

Housing and Homelessness In Depth

UrbaNerd: Really, it’s OK if You Don’t Understand 421-a

The tax break now at the center of negotiations in Albany over essential city housing policies is really rather complicated. Here are the basics.

ByJarrett Murphy 8Comments

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Jun 2015

In Depth

UrbaNerd: How Much Hazardous Material is in Your Neighborhood?

Every year, New York City’s Department of Environmental Protection tallies up how many facilities within its borders handle hazardous waste—which can include everything from used oil to unpronounceable chemicals—and breaks…

ByJarrett Murphy 1Comment

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Jun 2015

In Depth

Want to be a Cop? Or a Dietician? Take the Exam!

If you’ve time and a modest application fee and it’s a day other than Sunday, you can probably drop in today to take a civil service test.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Jun 2015

Opinion

City’s Plan to Cut Literacy Funding is a Big Mistake

“There’s still time to get it right, and for the sake of the future of our city.”

ByKevin Douglas 1Comment

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May 2015

Uncategorized

Landfill Legacies in New York City

A multimedia look at the past, present and future of waste in New York City.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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May 2015

Opinion

Note to TLC: Don’t Kill Community-Based Car Services

A representative of the livery-cab industry argues for the Taxi & Limousine Commission to reject proposed rules at its meeting this week because they do more harm than good for…

BySteven Shanker 0Comments

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May 2015

In Depth Video

Confused About NY’s Scaffold Law? We’re Here to Help.

The legislative session in Albany comes to an end in the next few weeks, but one battle that won’t end anytime soon is the fight over whether to reform New…

ByMarc Bussanich 1Comment

Bright Lights Protect NYers from Water System Bugs: A Photo Essay

City’s Watershed Protection Plan Seeks Difficult Balance Upstate

Why Effort to Reform NYC Property Taxes Has Stalled

UrbaNerd: Really, it’s OK if You Don’t Understand 421-a

UrbaNerd: How Much Hazardous Material is in Your Neighborhood?

Want to be a Cop? Or a Dietician? Take the Exam!

City’s Plan to Cut Literacy Funding is a Big Mistake

Landfill Legacies in New York City

Note to TLC: Don’t Kill Community-Based Car Services

Confused About NY’s Scaffold Law? We’re Here to Help.

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