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City Limits spent months observing Family Court and found an overburdened system where delays were endemic, legal help was scarce and the approach to solving family problems was divided. This…

ByHelen Zelon 2Comments

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May 2012

ARTS and CULTURE

Brooklyn's Story, In Its Own Words

When Brooklyn residents become poets and storytellers, Brooklyn is a place of elusive magic, summer memories and a world on the doorstep.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Apr 2012

Economy

Traffic, Pollution, Accidents: Are Trucks to Blame?

Whether we’re breathing their exhaust or stuck behind one on an exit ramp, most New Yorkers hate trucks. But their complex impact on urban ills—and their key role in the…

ByJake Mooney 0Comments

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Mar 2012

ARTS and CULTURE

Some Nabes Lag In Broadband Access

Three of New York’s boroughs are among the eight least broadband-connected counties in New York State, according to data published Friday.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Jan 2012

Government Investigations

As City Plants Trees, Benefits—and Some Burdens—Grow

The city’s MillionTrees program fights asthma and global warming. But tightening maintenance budgets, increasingly severe weather and decades-old planting decisions complicate trees’ contribution.

ByPaul Bufano and An Phung 0Comments

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Jan 2012

Government

Brooklyn Donors Favor de Blasio

Is it too early to be thinking about the 2013 municipal election? Of course! But that hasn’t stopped New York’s mayoral hopefuls from collecting half a million bucks in Brooklyn…

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Dec 2011

Investigations

Science and Politics Collide in Medgar Evers Faculty Split

Instructors at the Brooklyn college are divided over how to improve poor graduation numbers—and on whether the faculty on hand are qualified to operate a new science center.

ByMalik Singleton 0Comments

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Dec 2011

Education Investigations

Schools Targeted for Closure Serve Kids with Higher Needs

Schools on the new DOE closure list serve more low-income, special ed and English-learning students than the system as a whole. Is the city simply fighting for poor kids to…

ByHelen Zelon 0Comments

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Nov 2011

Government Housing and Homelessness

NYCHA Seeks Multimillion-Dollar Advice—Quietly

In the past year, the housing authority has let contracts worth $10 million to a consultant to oversee a major restructuring. The content of that advice is under wraps.

ByRuth Ford 0Comments

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Nov 2011

Government

Guidance for Election 2011's Few Choices

November 8 is Election Day. While the Bronx and Queens offer district attorney races featuring a single candidate on multiple lines, several boroughs have judicial races. Now there’s a place…

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

From Mom to Not in Seven Minutes: Inside Family Court

Brooklyn's Story, In Its Own Words

Traffic, Pollution, Accidents: Are Trucks to Blame?

Some Nabes Lag In Broadband Access

As City Plants Trees, Benefits—and Some Burdens—Grow

Brooklyn Donors Favor de Blasio

Science and Politics Collide in Medgar Evers Faculty Split

Schools Targeted for Closure Serve Kids with Higher Needs

NYCHA Seeks Multimillion-Dollar Advice—Quietly

Guidance for Election 2011's Few Choices

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