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Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

Saving Public Housing By Building Anew

New York’s public housing has suffered years of federal divestment, putting its future viability in doubt. When a team of urban designers explored the Lower East Side projects’ open spaces,…

ByRoy Strickland 0Comments

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Economy Government

Boro Presidents' Fight Extends Beyond Election

There’s just one real contest in the races for borough president this fall, but next year could see a debate over whether the city still needs the post.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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City Wants Answers, Input On Upstate Drill Plan

A huge underground reserve of natural gas is luring fuel companies to upstate New York. But local officials and advocates are worried about what the drilling will do to the…

BySarah Crean 0Comments

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Government Housing and Homelessness

Between Two Beaches, Debate Crests Over A Park

Does a verdant spot in surfside Brooklyn need a makeover?

ByAlissa Ambrose 0Comments

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Economy Government Housing and Homelessness

OTHER DAVIDS READY THEIR Slings In Run For Mayor

Though City Councilman Tony Avella and “Reverend” Billy Talen have an uphill battle to beat Goliath this fall, they’re banking on grassroots dissent against Bloomberg to propel their bids for…

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Seeing Green: New Jobs Lead To New Visions

Participants in workforce training programs for green jobs attain a different understanding of their community — and their place in it.

ByHashim Rahman 0Comments

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Fierce-ly Seeking Safe Harbor On the Waterfront

Should financing flow again for the redevelopment of Pier 40, gay youth are speaking up for their goals to be included in the planning.

ByNekoro Gomes 0Comments

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Economy Government Housing and Homelessness

All Together Now: Toward A Better Land Use Process

An expert in local “progressive community-based planning” explains what that means and how to do it.

ByNicholas Jahr 0Comments

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Save the Bay: Jamaica's Disappearing Marshes

Scientists and officials are working to protect a tarnished ecological gem before it fades forever.

ByMatt Schwarzfeld 0Comments

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ARTS and CULTURE

IMAGES OF BLIGHT, WORDS TO SLAM

Summer reading: The Desolation That Was the BX, Poetry slams and tales of the slammer.

ByCurtis Stephen 0Comments