Brooklyn
Mission-Driven Companies Seek 'Beneficial' Label
Georgia Levenson Keohane |
Companies that embrace a double- or triple-bottom-line philosophy find they’re free to B.
Brooklyn
From Polonia To Hotspot: A Less Ethnic Greenpoint
Stephen Nessen |
The Old Country’s influence declines in New York’s most Polish neighborhood.
Queens
Con Ed To Clean Up Contaminated Waterway
Adam Pincus |
Sediment in the Flushing River has been found to contain cancer-causing PCBs.
Bronx
Waterways May Brighten Through Stormwater Bill
Jarrett Murphy |
City Council takes action to reduce the pollution that flows directly into the waters that surround NYC.
Housing and Homelessness
'No Surrender': CB9 Chair Rededicated to Harlem
Sarah N. Lync |
A colorful leader in West Harlem lost a major development fight last week – but says it only reinvigorated his appetite for public life.
Housing and Homelessness
Artists' Housing: Promise Or Threat?
Chuck DeLaney |
25 years ago: ‘The artists’ very act of renewal, left unchecked, turned around and displaced them.’
Bronx
Vacant In Manhattan: Agitating For Land Reuse
Jarrett Murphy |
Homeless activists and the borough president have big plans for properties sitting idle – but so far the Bloomberg administration’s not biting.
Government
Community Board Reform And the Columbia Process
David Giles |
Real community-level planning seems to be taking root in Manhattan – a step behind Columbia University’s expansion plan.
Health and Environment
Red Hook's Lost Horizons
Mary Jo Neuberger |
Battered, then neglected, the Brooklyn community of Red Hook now faces the threat of real estate speculation spurred by its magnificent harbor view.
Bronx
Developers' Incentives: Now With More Caveats
Rachel Nielsen |
The 421-a program finally gets its makeover – and this month saw plenty of other affordable housing developments, too.
