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In our year-long series on the Bloomberg administration’s final high-school class, we meet students at a Career and Technical high school in Staten Island.

ByHelen Zelon 0Comments

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Apr 2013

Government

Former Gadfly Cop Nears Coronation as Brooklyn Borough President

State Sen. Eric Adams faces virtually no opposition in his bid for borough hall—the latest step in his evolution from controversial activist to political leader.

ByNorman Oder 0Comments

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Mar 2013

Government

How Sweet Was It? Marty Markowitz's Boro Hall Legacy

The borough president famously erected signs declaring “How Sweet It Is!” to be in Brooklyn. Was there substance—and success—behind the shtick?

ByGail Robinson 0Comments

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Mar 2013

Government

How to Join Your Local Community Board

To be on a community board you must be a New York City resident and live, work or have significant interest in the district of the board you wish to…

ByJack Curran 3Comments

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Mar 2013

Uncategorized

Sandy Surge Covered A Sixth of the City

And it affected more renters than homeowners, and a disproportionately high number of low-income people.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Feb 2013

Housing and Homelessness

Canarsie Braces for Foreclosure Wave After Sandy

The neighborhood was a hotbed for defaults even before the superstorm’s devastating flood. Now, advocates fear a flood of housing emergencies.

BySuzanne Travers 1Comment

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Feb 2013

Justice Opinion

To Avoid Broken Adoptions, Avoid Breaking Families

No one’s sure how often adopted children end up back in foster care. What is certain is that blood relationships are often too deep or complex for court action to…

ByMichael Arsham 1Comment

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Feb 2013

Government

Covering an Election? Why Not Cover the Voters?

The biggest issue in the race for City Hall in 2013 might not be housing or crime or schools–but simply whether the candidates give voters a reason to care.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Feb 2013

Government

Mott Haven Looks to Activists, Not Pols, For Progress

We open an election-year series with a trip to a restaurant in the South Bronx, where gun violence and wage inequality are what people are talking about—and where there’s little…

ByJoe Hirsch 0Comments

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Feb 2013

Justice

Undocumented Immigrants Still In Post-Storm Limbo

Plans for how the city will spend federal aid are taking shape. The governor is discussing a massive buyout program in coastal areas. But some victims of the storm are…

ByRay Sanchez 0Comments

Class of 2013: Tech Students Eye Careers As Reforms Stall

Former Gadfly Cop Nears Coronation as Brooklyn Borough President

How Sweet Was It? Marty Markowitz's Boro Hall Legacy

How to Join Your Local Community Board

Sandy Surge Covered A Sixth of the City

Canarsie Braces for Foreclosure Wave After Sandy

To Avoid Broken Adoptions, Avoid Breaking Families

Covering an Election? Why Not Cover the Voters?

Mott Haven Looks to Activists, Not Pols, For Progress

Undocumented Immigrants Still In Post-Storm Limbo

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