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A new survey finds that New Yorkers generally think the city’s schools have improved and are willing to pay more in taxes to fund education. But among political priorities, creating…

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Sep 2011

Government

Firefighters' Heart Risks Get New Attention

Heart attacks are the single largest threat to firefighters’ lives, with everything from stress to heat to noise at fire scenes elevating the risk factors.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Sep 2011

Uncategorized

Costly Lessons: What We've Learned From Firefighter Deaths

A City Limits investigation looked at FDNY fatalities over 20 years, finding common factors and tracking the city’s efforts to address them.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Aug 2011

Government

As Mandatory Evacuation Ordered, Looking at NYC's Risk

The mandatory partial evacuation announced this afternoon is the first in history for a city that has always been extremely vulnerable to—if rarely visited by—hurricanes.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Aug 2011

Economy

NY Pols Tout Bill Targeting Jobless Youth

The Urban Jobs Act would provide $20 million for services to unemployed young people. Amid partisan rancor, will the idea survive Congress? Against record youth unemployment, will it make a…

ByKiera Feldman 0Comments

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Aug 2011

Housing and Homelessness

Foreclosure Crisis Fades to Black and Brown

The crisis in the national housing market has slipped from the front pages. But in New York’s neighborhoods of color, the twin crises of foreclosures and joblessness are still big…

ByCatherine Dunn 0Comments

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Aug 2011

Economy Housing and Homelessness Justice

NYC Groups Ask Feds To Scold Bank

A coalition of economic advocacy groups wants a federal bank regulator to give JP Morgan Chase a poor grade for its compliance with an anti-redlining law.

ByGena Mangiaratti 0Comments

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Jul 2011

Uncategorized

Mail Employees Go Postal on Closure of Bronx Plant

Editor's Note: This article first appeared in the latest issue of the Norwood News, on the streets and online now. By Alex Kratz James Perez, a Kingsbridge Heights…

ByBronx News Network 0Comments

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Jul 2011

Education

Boxing Programs In Fight For Their Lives

Despite their traditional appeal as a way to get tough kids off the street, youth boxing programs are struggling to survive as foundations favor programs whose success is easier to…

ByIsabella Moschen 2Comments

30

Jun 2011

Government Housing and Homelessness Justice

Defeated In Court, Waste Station's Foes Take To The Streets

Opponents of a planned East 91st Street waste transfer station say the city should reconsider alternatives. But advocates from other neighborhoods believe the site is right for establishing a fairer…

ByGena Mangiaratti 0Comments

Survey: NYers Would Pay More for Better Schools

Firefighters' Heart Risks Get New Attention

Costly Lessons: What We've Learned From Firefighter Deaths

As Mandatory Evacuation Ordered, Looking at NYC's Risk

NY Pols Tout Bill Targeting Jobless Youth

Foreclosure Crisis Fades to Black and Brown

NYC Groups Ask Feds To Scold Bank

Mail Employees Go Postal on Closure of Bronx Plant

Boxing Programs In Fight For Their Lives

Defeated In Court, Waste Station's Foes Take To The Streets

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