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‘For a whole year, this place has been like a graveyard,’ one Bronx worker told El Diario of the area around Yankee Stadium. The venue reopened to fans last week…

ByFernando Martínez for El Diario 3Comments

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Dec 2019

In Depth Investigations

What’s Behind NYC’s Mounting Cyclist Death Toll?

Cycling advocates see promise in recent city initiatives but say they’d like to see the administration take more aggressive action overall when it comes to transforming New York’s streets.

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Aug 2019

Government

New Sports, More Players and Limited Space are a Challenge to NYC Parks

In 2017, the city’s Parks Department issued 8,100 athletic permits for 877,000 hours of athletic time on DPR’s 800 ballfields—satisfying most but nowhere near all the demand for space. There…

ByMarc Bussanich 0Comments

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Aug 2019

Housing and Homelessness

It’s Been Slow-Pedaling for Bike Infrastructure in Bushwick

The neighborhood has been in the middle of a tug-of-war between some local leaders and citywide policy over how far to go to accomodate bikers.

ByRachel Rippetoe 0Comments

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Mar 2019

Government

Speaker Wants Mayor in Charge of Transit, 50 Miles of New Bike Lanes Each Year

Corey Johnson also says he plans to introduce legislation that would require the Department of Transportation to issue a ‘a comprehensive master plan for city streets’ every five years, He…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 1Comment

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Sep 2018

ARTS and CULTURE Economy In Depth Investigations

The U.S. Open is Over. Did Queens Benefit?

‘Undoubtedly, the U.S Open is positive for the city. We just wish the USTA was as involved in promoting the vibrancy of our communities as we believe they should be.’

ByAmir Khafagy 3Comments

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Aug 2018

Opinion

CityViews: Death Highlights Need for the Right Kind of Bike Lane

The majority of the city’s designated bike lanes are unprotected: basically nothing more than around thee-feet wide stretches of asphalt marked by strips of paint and an occasional bike lane…

ByCody Lyon 3Comments

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Jun 2018

Opinion

CityViews: Why NYC Schools Need Sports Equity

‘Every year segregated high schools ask the PSAL for more sports teams and are denied. Why is that allowed to happen?’

ByMatt Diaz 2Comments

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Jun 2018

Education

Suit Says NYC Schools Shortchange Some Black, Latino Athletes

The case cites over a hundred public schools without any sports teams, of which Black and Latino students are twice as likely to attend.

BySneha Dey 2Comments

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May 2018

Housing and Homelessness

To Save a Stadium for the Middle Class, Manila Advocates Used Preservation as a Tool

The saga of the Rizal Memorial Baseball Stadium in the Philippines illustrates the possibility—and potential pitfalls—of using heritage preservation as a tool to resist gentrification.

ByPurple Chrystyl Romero 1Comment

Bronx Latino Community Hopes Yankees Fans’ Return Will Herald Neighborhood’s Recovery