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Protesters say their opposition to a butcher shop on Hillside Avenue is about health concerns and building code violations. But its owner claims race is a factor in the dispute.

ByCharley Steward 0Comments

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Aug 2011

NYC Groups Ask Feds To Scold Bank

A coalition of economic advocacy groups wants a federal bank regulator to give JP Morgan Chase a poor grade for its compliance with an anti-redlining law.

ByGena Mangiaratti 0Comments

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Aug 2011

Justice

Opponents Of Over-Policing Target 'Vague Laws'

When you bump someone on the subway, is it a mistake or a misdemeanor? One advocacy group wants New York State to clarify vague laws that it says grant police…

ByLeah Robinson 0Comments

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Jul 2011

Economy

Recession's Pain Revealed For Hispanics, Artists

As new research shows alarming decreases in minority household wealth, City Limits’ Arturo Conde discusses his reporting on how opera singers, poets and other creative workers have weathered the Great…

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Jul 2011

Economy Government

What Would Help Poor New Yorkers? Take Your Pick

Low-income city residents have a long list of suggestions for how to alleviate the causes and consequences of poverty.

ByNeil deMause 0Comments

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Jul 2011

Economy In Depth

Even Entrepreneurs Need Food Stamps

Tanya Fields is a college graduate starting her own business. She’s also a welfare recipient trying to keep benefits in place until she can support herself. Can she do it…

ByNeil deMause 0Comments

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Apr 2011

Economy Opinion

Social Security Reform In Black And White

Amid talk of raising the retirement age to shore up Social Security’s finances, this op-ed looks at the disparate impact that could have on communities of color.

ByChloe Tribich 0Comments

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Mar 2011

Government

Census: Whites Decline In Bronx, Asians Soar In Brooklyn

The decennial Census finds that the Bronx grew twice as much as Brooklyn, that blacks fled Manhattan but arrived in Staten Island, and that New York City is smaller than…

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Mar 2011

ARTS and CULTURE Economy

Staten Island's Black History, Revisited

At a local museum, a community bears witness to the black experience on Staten Island, as some of its last remaining historic structures are landmarked.

ByTimothy Ledwith 0Comments

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Mar 2011

ARTS and CULTURE Justice

Controversy Over Alleged Muslim Radicalization Not New

In 2007, the NYPD released a report about “the homegrown threat” that troubled local Muslim leaders by labeling innocuous behavior, like displaying concern for “the greater good,” as possible hallmarks…

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

Bellerose Residents Have Beef with Halal Butcher

NYC Groups Ask Feds To Scold Bank

Opponents Of Over-Policing Target 'Vague Laws'

Recession's Pain Revealed For Hispanics, Artists

What Would Help Poor New Yorkers? Take Your Pick

Even Entrepreneurs Need Food Stamps

Social Security Reform In Black And White

Census: Whites Decline In Bronx, Asians Soar In Brooklyn

Staten Island's Black History, Revisited

Controversy Over Alleged Muslim Radicalization Not New

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