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The trustees of the city’s library systems oversee more than 200 branches and the spending of hundreds of millions of city dollars. How representative of the city are they?

BySuzanne Travers 0Comments

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Jun 2014

Uncategorized

Study: Green Carts—Those It Could Find—Are Working

A new study finds that the city’s Green Carts are delivering fresh produce to low-income people in under-served neighborhoods and giving entrepreneurs a foothold in the marketplace. But many permitted…

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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May 2014

Government

Libraries Win, Emergency Management Loses in Budget

The modest growth in the city budget proposed by Mayor de Blasio encompasses the ups and downs that individual departments face. This story has been corrected.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Apr 2014

Education Government

Success, Struggle as Library Branches Fill Gap in Services

The city’s library branches offer a dizzying array of services, from job-search help to literacy lessons to fiction writers’ circles. But limits on space and money could hamper the systems’…

BySuzanne Travers 0Comments

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Mar 2014

Housing and Homelessness Opinion

NYC's Silent Infrastructure Challenge: Aging Public Buildings

When New Yorkers think about aging infrastructure, bridges, roads and pipes come to mind. But schools, hospitals, jails and other public buildings aren’t getting any younger, either.

ByAdam Forman 0Comments

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Mar 2014

Investigations Justice

Juvenile Justice Reform Falls Short of Goals

The Close to Home initiative was supposed to move detained kids to less restrictive settings and improve their ability to complete their education. That hasn’t happened.

ByHelen Zelon 0Comments

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Feb 2014

Education

Should NYC's Libraries Spend More On Books?

A look at how the New York, Queens and Brooklyn systems compare to other major library networks.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Feb 2014

Education

In Branch Libraries, Fewer Books But High Demand

Many of the city’s branch libraries feature half-empty shelves, reflecting budget constraints more than changing readership demands.

BySuzanne Travers 1Comment

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Feb 2014

Education

Tech Schools Offer Chance to Boost Graduation: Report

The biggest problem with the city’s Career and Technical Education schools, finds a new report, is that there are too few of them.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Feb 2014

Economy Investigations News

Outer Borough BIDs Struggle With Low Budgets, Little Impact

While well-funded business improvement districts are major players in thriving commercial districts, many outer borough BIDs have too few resources to make a difference.

ByPatrick Gillespie 0Comments

New Scrutiny of City's Library Trustees

Study: Green Carts—Those It Could Find—Are Working

Libraries Win, Emergency Management Loses in Budget

Success, Struggle as Library Branches Fill Gap in Services

NYC's Silent Infrastructure Challenge: Aging Public Buildings

Juvenile Justice Reform Falls Short of Goals

Should NYC's Libraries Spend More On Books?

In Branch Libraries, Fewer Books But High Demand

Tech Schools Offer Chance to Boost Graduation: Report

Outer Borough BIDs Struggle With Low Budgets, Little Impact

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