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The 2007 closure of a Pfizer factory in Brooklyn was a milestone in manufacturing’s retreat from the borough. Chapter three of “Brooklyn: The Borough Behind The Brand” looks at what…

ByJake Mooney 1Comment

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Jan 2011

Fact Checking The State Of The City

Mayor Bloomberg’s annual address promised modest new initiatives and claimed major successes over the past year and his whole tenure.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Jan 2011

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

Work In Progress: Residents Get More NYCHA Jobs

Since 1968, public housing authorities nationwide have largely been ignoring a law requiring that they employ residents. Evidence suggests that at NYCHA, at least, that’s changing.

ByDiana Scholl 0Comments

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Dec 2010

Economy

The Survivors

“People want to shop local. There is a big movement around it, and people understand it.”

ByMelanie Lefkowitz 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

21

Dec 2010

Economy Government

Diagnosing A Defeat: Why The Sick Leave Bill Failed

A measure to ensure all workers have paid sick leave had enough votes to pass the City Council. So why did Speaker Quinn kill it?

ByNeil deMause 0Comments

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Dec 2010

Housing and Homelessness Justice

For Transgender Homeless, Choice Of Shelter Can Prevent Violence

A pilot policy to allow transgender people to choose between men’s and women’s shelters has reduced violence. But women’s shelters are safer for either identity.

ByDiana Scholl 2Comments

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Oct 2010

Government Justice

AIDS Patients Battle City Bureaucracy

Because of budget cuts, some HASA clients and HIV/AIDS advocates say, HASA is struggling to provide housing services to its clients, including rent subsidies that keep them from being evicted.

ByHannah Rappleye 0Comments

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Sep 2010

Housing and Homelessness

From Haiti To A Housing Crisis: Earthquake Evacuees Struggle

New York’s Haitians opened their doors to those who fled January’s devastating quake. But amid cramped conditions and a lack of resources, the welcome might be wearing out.

ByEileen Markey 0Comments

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Sep 2010

Economy Government

'Hothead' Sen. Kevin Parker Has Foes, Friends And A Familiar Rival

Kevin Parker is a regular tabloid target over angry outbursts and allegedly violent conduct. But allies cite his progressive record. His opponent, meanwhile, is making his ninth try at office.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

Quitting Time: A Factory's Fall, A Neighborhood's Fallout

Fact Checking The State Of The City

Work In Progress: Residents Get More NYCHA Jobs

The Survivors

Five Boroughs. One City. No Plan.

Diagnosing A Defeat: Why The Sick Leave Bill Failed

For Transgender Homeless, Choice Of Shelter Can Prevent Violence

AIDS Patients Battle City Bureaucracy

From Haiti To A Housing Crisis: Earthquake Evacuees Struggle

'Hothead' Sen. Kevin Parker Has Foes, Friends And A Familiar Rival

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