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The Fires By Joe Flood, 325 pp. Riverhead Books. $26.95In 1961, President Kennedy hired Robert S. McNamara away from his job as president of the Ford Motor Company to,…

ByDavid Alm 0Comments

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May 2010

Uncategorized

Asthma In New York: Old News, New Battles

Fights over congestion pricing and the city’s sanitation strategy have receded from the headlines. But in North Brooklyn, worry is still in the air.

ByRachel Stern 1Comment

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May 2010

Government

White House Will Name New Urban Czar

A day after the first White House director of urban affairs moved to HUD, the Obama administration said it will retain the post.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Apr 2010

Uncategorized

NYC Greener Now Than 3 Years Ago?

An advocate says too many new Yorkers are still living in toxic housing and too many environmental laws are still being broken without consequence.

ByAbigail Kramer 0Comments

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Feb 2010

Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

Making Public Housing Public

Ideas for weaving public housing back into the city’s social fabric.

ByBendix Anderson 0Comments

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Nov 2009

Government In Depth

Bronx Living Wage Battle Moves To City Council

As the City Council takes up consideration of the Kingsbridge Armory redevelopment plan, the developer and local pols are locked in a dispute that could derail the project.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Oct 2009

Economy Government

Truth and Consequences: Bloomberg and the Press

Elected after one of the city’s most secretive mayors, Mike Bloomberg can’t help but look transparent. But is city government under this executive really an open book?

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Oct 2009

Housing and Homelessness

City Limits Investigates: Bushwick Under Bloomberg

Located in the very heart of New York City, this Brooklyn neighborhood encapsulates many of the ways life has changed in the Bloomberg era.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Sep 2009

Uncategorized

Green Taxi Case Heads Toward Showdown

The Bloomberg administration’s hopes for a hybrid-car taxi fleet may hinge on whether a federal appeals court thinks a city plan passes Constitutional muster.

ByHashim Rahman 0Comments

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Sep 2009

Government Investigations

City Pension Plans: Can They Do Good and Do Well?

The city’s retirement funds offer a powerful tool for social activism. A look at how Comptroller Bill Thompson and his would-be successors approach the task of putting city money where…

ByJarrett Murphy 1Comment

Reviews: A City on Fire

Asthma In New York: Old News, New Battles

NYC Greener Now Than 3 Years Ago?

Making Public Housing Public

Bronx Living Wage Battle Moves To City Council

Truth and Consequences: Bloomberg and the Press

City Limits Investigates: Bushwick Under Bloomberg

Green Taxi Case Heads Toward Showdown

City Pension Plans: Can They Do Good and Do Well?

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