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Economy In Depth

Food Trucks Give Restaurateurs Indigestion

The proliferation of falafel carts and other sidewalk food stands in Bay Ridge might make for tasty lunch options. But people who own brick-and-mortar restaurants say the mobile eateries represent…

ByAparna Narayanan 0Comments

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Economy Investigations

The Mystery of Bed-Stuy’s Missing Jobs

Despite growing gentrification, Central Brooklyn is the New York neighborhood hardest-hit by the economic downturn.

ByNeil deMause 0Comments

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Washington Heights Sees White-Collar Boom

Lured by low rents, corporations are seeking space in Northern Manhattan. The trend has complex implications for existing small businesses and nearby residents who are unemployed.

ByCharu Sudan Kasturi 0Comments

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Bellerose Residents Have Beef with Halal Butcher

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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Economy Government In Depth

Living Wage Law The Next Council Battleground?

Following the defeat of paid sick leave, unions and business group prepare to face off over tying wages to city development subsidies.

ByNeil deMause 0Comments

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Economy Government Justice

Fact Checking The State Of The City

Mayor Bloomberg’s annual address promised modest new initiatives and claimed major successes over the past year and his whole tenure.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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How Health Care Repeal Would Affect New York

Republicans want to reverse President Obama’s health care reform law. What would that mean for New Yorkers?

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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The Survivors

“People want to shop local. There is a big movement around it, and people understand it.”

ByMelanie Lefkowitz 0Comments

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Economy Government Housing and Homelessness

The Casualties

“A lot of small businesses aren’t getting the assistance they need to become more competitive.”

ByMelanie Lefkowitz 0Comments

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Economy Government Justice

The Strip

“If you’re the manager of a chain, a clean sidewalk doesn’t change the numbers on the register.”

ByMelanie Lefkowitz 0Comments