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In a neighborhood where he was once known as ‘Bad News’, Dedric Hammond has made the decision to become a positive beacon. Now named Brother Beloved, Hammond works with Street…

ByTeresa Tomassoni and Chika Moses 0Comments

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Jun 2010

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Why Wait For The State? City Racing To Budget Deal

Mayor Bloomberg and the City Council are aiming to strike a handshake agreement on a city budget by Friday, three days before the state's self-imposed deadline to complete its long…

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Jun 2010

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Vandals Deface LGBT Homeless Shelter For Youth

Two days after a New York State Senate bill that would have outlawed discrimination against transgender and gender-bending people was defeated in the Senate's Judiciary Committee a Queens homeless shelter…

ByKelly Virella 0Comments

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Jun 2010

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Emergency Preparedness Goes Grassroots

If New York City faces another catastrophe on the scale of September 11, city residents now are more prepared for the aftermath. The question is: Are our primary care health…

ByKelly Virella 0Comments

07

Jun 2010

Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

Tenants & Pols Protest Handling of Housing Vouchers

It's been six months since the New York City Housing Authority went back on a promise to help 2,600 low-income New Yorkers pay the rent. In that time 27 families…

ByEileen Markey 0Comments

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May 2010

Economy

After The Quake, Rebuilding Haiti From Brooklyn

The donation drives and telethons might be over, but local foundations and Haitian groups are just beginning their work to help the country and its people rebuild.

ByNeil deMause 0Comments

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May 2010

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AIDS Activists Threaten Lawsuit Against City

The activists say the mayor’s proposed $4.2 million reduction of HASA’s budget would force the agency to cut caseworkers to an illegal level.

ByEileen Markey 0Comments

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May 2010

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Parents, Pols Push Alternative To School Closings

A coalition of elected officials, parents, unions and advocates wants the New York City school system to try more aggressive tactics for saving troubled schools before closing them.