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While the establishment of programs like Green Jobs Green New York has certainly helped scale up programs that use weatherization to attack a set of urban ills, there remains work…

ByGordon Bell 0Comments

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Mar 2012

Opinion

Feds' Green Could Be Even Greener

Federal weatherization funding can be used to address not only the energy efficiency of buildings but also their financial sustainability, resident health and safety, all while upgrading green skills for…

ByDenise Scott 0Comments

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Jan 2011

Government

Obama's Urban Policy: Slow Start. Sustainable Finish?

The president’s campaign pledge to pay attention to cities got some tough early reviews. But now communities around the country are getting federal help to plan for the future.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Dec 2010

Government Housing and Homelessness

Making Plans: What Other Cities Say About Their Futures

Some U.S. cities are guided by comprehensive plans for physical growth and government spending. Do the likes of Portland and Miami have something to teach New York?

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Dec 2010

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness

Five Boroughs. One City. No Plan.

Is the city’s failure to plan a plan for failure?

ByJarrett Murphy 1Comment

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Sep 2010

Economy Government Investigations

Got Juice?: Choices Loom After Power Project's Demise

A year after the collapse of a plan for new transmission lines to New York City, questions remain. Was the need for new infrastructure a myth? Or are tougher choices…

ByJake Mooney 0Comments

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Aug 2010

Opinion

City Should Be Cautious About Synthetic Turf

Our athletic fields must be safe and must not adversely impact the health of those using them, says the City Councilmember who chairs the Council’s Parks and Recreation Committee.

ByMelissa Mark-Viverito 0Comments

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Aug 2010

Uncategorized

NYC's Fake Grass Gamble: A $300M Mistake?

In 1998, New York City began installing synthetic turf fields in parks and playgrounds, saying the artificial material would be more durable than grass. But a City Limits investigation finds…

ByPatrick Arden 0Comments

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Jun 2010

ARTS and CULTURE Economy Justice

Tough Love In The Big City

For young people born without that proverbial silver Spoon in their mouths, New York City has never been An easy place to grow up. It’s a tough love kind of…

ByE.R. Shipp 0Comments

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