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‘Condemning Neo-Nazis and Klansmen is (or at least should be) an easy first step. Yet, if we as a nation want to fully reject racism, we must commit ourselves to…

ByJoel Berg 0Comments

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Jun 2017

Economy Video

Video: Update on Cuomo’s South Bronx Poverty Plan

The plan soon to emerge from the Bronx segment of the governor’s Empire Poverty Reduction Initiative will set the stage for the most important question: Will the state apply adequate…

ByMelissa Rose Cooper 0Comments

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Jun 2017

News

Report: Rents Rose, But So Did Poverty

Rates of poverty and poverty concentration have increased in New York City after an earlier decline, according to the Furman Center—and some neighborhoods considering a rezoning experienced increased poverty and…

ByAmelia Spittal

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 5Comments

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Jun 2017

Housing and Homelessness

Data: Deep Housing Risks in Neighborhoods Facing Rezonings

A new chart shows the kind of factors that can undermine a neighborhood’s affordability, and many of the neighborhoods facing a rezoning already suffer the most risks.

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 1Comment

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Feb 2017

Uncategorized

CityViews: Results Show Grassroots Groups Can Make a Dent in Causes of Poverty

Change Capital Fund says it’s work with St. Nick’s Alliance, Fifth Avenue Committee, New Settlement Apartments, and Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation is bearing fruit.

ByEileen Auld 2Comments

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Jan 2017

Video

Video: How Stress and Sickness Fuel Death Inequalities in Brooklyn

Health inequality is an old problem with new wrinkles and the election of Donald Trump is one of them. Watch a journalist and an expert talk about what drives these…

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Jan 2017

Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations

Will Rezoning Cause or Resist Displacement? Data Paints an Incomplete Picture

Some community groups fear that rezonings will force low-income residents out. City Hall says rezonings are needed to prevent further loss of affordability. Amid a lack of clear evidence, any…

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 5Comments

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Jan 2017

Health

Could City Parks Help Close Health Disparities?

Open space can help promote health—but only if the programming and perceptions are in place to make people feel comfortable using it.

ByJanaki Chadha 0Comments

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Jan 2017

Uncategorized

Running for Change in Brownsville

A group of women runners is piling up the miles and tearing down stereotypes.

ByRuth Ford 18Comments

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Jan 2017

Health In Depth Investigations

Hospital Closures and Medicaid Shifts Took Toll on NYC’s Health

For families living in poor neighborhoods, more hospital closings have put greater pressure on the surviving facilities, and they have also stretched the distances people have to travel to receive…

ByRuth Ford 16Comments

CityViews: Beyond Symbolism, Black Poverty Matters

Video: Update on Cuomo’s South Bronx Poverty Plan

Report: Rents Rose, But So Did Poverty

Data: Deep Housing Risks in Neighborhoods Facing Rezonings

CityViews: Results Show Grassroots Groups Can Make a Dent in Causes of Poverty

Video: How Stress and Sickness Fuel Death Inequalities in Brooklyn

Will Rezoning Cause or Resist Displacement? Data Paints an Incomplete Picture

Could City Parks Help Close Health Disparities?

Running for Change in Brownsville

Hospital Closures and Medicaid Shifts Took Toll on NYC’s Health

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