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Three years ago, City Limits wrote about a bit of legal minutiae involved in a plan to redevelop Willets Point in Queens. A state appeals court now says that language…

ByJarrett Murphy 3Comments

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Aug 2014

News

Tree Pruning Problems: Some Species Are Special Risks

The city comptroller has found flaws in how the city tracks tree pruning. Here’s some helpful background from a 2012 City Limits special report.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Jun 2014

Uncategorized

Bushwick Rallies for Better Parks

Advocates are pressing City Councilmembers and the mayor for repairs to two green spaces. Parks funding is set to increase, but not enough to meet community needs, they say.

ByKen Thorbourne 0Comments

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May 2014

Uncategorized

Impatience Grows Over Promised Brooklyn Waterfront Park

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

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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

Ruling Stalls City Plans for Willets Point: Key Background

Tree Pruning Problems: Some Species Are Special Risks

Bushwick Rallies for Better Parks

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

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