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Conservatives want armed guards in the schools. Some liberals want to call in the National Guard if school violence threatens. What do those at risk—kids in school—say we should do…

ByCaitlin Johnson 0Comments

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Mar 2013

Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

Details Emerge About Plan for Private Buildings on NYCHA Land

While some agree that the plan has financial merit, others fear the social costs of mixing incomes in NYCHA neighborhoods. The authority’s chairman sees it as a win-win.

ByBatya Ungar-Sargon 0Comments

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Jan 2013

Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

City Picks Plan to Replace Shuttered Housing Project

A stalled redevelopment left Prospect Plaza vacant for a decade. The new scheme replaces some—if not all—of the public housing, and adds hundreds of affordable units.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Jan 2013

Education Opinion

Demography & Destiny: College Readiness in New York

When Mayor Bloomberg took charge of New York’s schools, he highlighted wide racial gaps in school achievement as a rationale for reform. A new study finds those disparities persist—and suggests…

ByNorm Fruchter 0Comments

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Jan 2013

Housing and Homelessness Investigations NYCHA

Many Are Responsible for Housing Project's Stall

After the city rezoned Williamsburg, affordable housing was supposed to be built on the grounds of a NYCHA project there. Seven years later, ground has not been broken.

ByMalik Singleton 0Comments

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Oct 2012

Education

Obama + Romney = Lesson for Brooklyn Students

How do you get today’s high school students engaged in American democracy? One Brooklyn high school math teacher is campaigning to improve civic participation by turning pupils into pollsters.

BySamantha Winslow 0Comments

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Oct 2012

Housing and Homelessness NYCHA Opinion

Can NYCHA Be Saved?

Yes, says this writer, but it will require vision and renewed drive by the Bloomberg administration: Doing a few things better will not be enough.

ByJulia Vitullo-Martin 0Comments

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Oct 2012

Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

Home and Away: A Timeline of Public Housing in the United States and New York City

1934: Depression-era public works money is earmarked for public housing. The New York City Housing Authority is created. 1935: First Houses, the first public housing project in the United States, is…

ByJarrett Murphy 2Comments

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Oct 2012

Investigations

Fiscal Woes, Long-Held Fears Spur Waste-to-Energy Debate

New York is thinking about diverting garbage from out-of-state landfills and using it to generate electricity locally. The plan pits concerns about city spending and carbon emissions against fears of…

ByBill Hughes 0Comments

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Oct 2012

Education

Class of 2013: Bloomberg's Babies Start Senior Year

In the first installment of a year-long series following members of the final graduating class under Michael Bloomberg, we meet two seniors whose high-school careers reflect the impact of…

ByHelen Zelon 0Comments

School Gun Violence Solutions from Kids

Details Emerge About Plan for Private Buildings on NYCHA Land

City Picks Plan to Replace Shuttered Housing Project

Demography & Destiny: College Readiness in New York

Many Are Responsible for Housing Project's Stall

Obama + Romney = Lesson for Brooklyn Students

Can NYCHA Be Saved?

Home and Away: A Timeline of Public Housing in the United States and New York City

Fiscal Woes, Long-Held Fears Spur Waste-to-Energy Debate

Class of 2013: Bloomberg's Babies Start Senior Year

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