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The space on the East River in Sunset Park was expected to be open more than two years ago. City officials say it’s 95 percent complete, but the current design…

ByNorman Oder 0Comments

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Apr 2014

News

Residents Demand City Build Bridge to Reconnect Van Cortlandt Park

Activists and pols say it’s the least DEP can do in light of the over-budget billions they’re spending on the filtration plant.

ByJordan Moss 0Comments

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Nov 2013

Uncategorized

Push on to Replace Stolen Statue in Changing Bed-Stuy

In 2000, a war memorial in Saratoga Park was stolen off its pedestal. Amid a complicated mix of changes in Bedford-Stuyvesant, there’s an effort to restore it.

ByDarren Sands 0Comments

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Nov 2013

Uncategorized

Bronx Green With Envy Over Park Officers

Concerns about unruly teenagers taking over Starlight Park reflect broader resentment about the borough’s share of the Parks Enforcement Patrol force.

ByKate Pastor 0Comments

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Nov 2013

News

Broken Park Path Points to Bigger Budget Problem

A walkway at Jerome Slope needs repair, but—under a system that park advocates hope to change—the Parks Department must find an elected official to fund the fix.

ByJordan Moss 0Comments

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Jul 2013

Uncategorized

Why Do Some Parks Suffer? It’s Complicated

Inequities in city green space result from more than just outer-borough bias. A tight budget that affects everybody and private donations that benefit some areas over others are part of…

ByNeil deMause 0Comments

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Jul 2013

Investigations

Court Battle Over Brooklyn Compost Site

As the city targets wider food-waste composting, an earlier yard-waste collection program has two city departments squaring off against some East New York residents.

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 0Comments

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Jun 2013

Economy Government Justice NYCHA

Assembly Hopefuls Run in Vito Lopez's Shadow

The candidates for the fallen assemblyman’s seat must address not just the harassment scandal, but also the broader legacy of money and services he brought back to Bushwick.

ByTobias Salinger 0Comments

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Sep 2012

ARTS and CULTURE Investigations

The Rise and Fall of a Party in the Park

For years, the Heatwave barbecue in Prospect Park was a huge event for young black professionals. Then it disappeared. Why?

ByDarren Sands 0Comments

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Jul 2012

Housing and Homelessness Investigations

Legal Questions Emerge About Citi Field Mall

A new version of the Willets Point redevelopment plan envisions a shopping mall in what is now a parking lot—on what is technically parkland. The city and some advocates disagree…

ByPatrick Arden 2Comments

Impatience Grows Over Promised Brooklyn Waterfront Park

Residents Demand City Build Bridge to Reconnect Van Cortlandt Park

Push on to Replace Stolen Statue in Changing Bed-Stuy

Bronx Green With Envy Over Park Officers

Broken Park Path Points to Bigger Budget Problem

Why Do Some Parks Suffer? It’s Complicated

Court Battle Over Brooklyn Compost Site

Assembly Hopefuls Run in Vito Lopez's Shadow

The Rise and Fall of a Party in the Park

Legal Questions Emerge About Citi Field Mall

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