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City Blogs provides a listing of New York City's neighborhood and civic focused blogs in New York City. Search for bloggers who cover topics in your borough or that cover the city's different urban affairs categories.

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BANK ON IT: A FOOD BANK BLOG

The official blog of the Food Bank For New York City – the major hunger relief organization for the five boroughs – Bank on It provides an insider look into the struggle to fight food poverty with posts on topics ranging from what it takes to run a soup kitchen to public policy, volunteering and more.
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Borough: Citywide

QUEENS AND MORE

A blog providing news about Queens, New York, with a main focus on Flushing and Willets Point.
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Borough: Queens

THE SUSTAINABLE CITIES BLOG

The Sustainable Cities blog is the informal home of the CUNY Institute for Sustainable Cities on the web. We track anything and everything surrounding urban sustainability, with an emphasis on New York City. From policy developments to local green events, you can find it on the Sustainable Cities Blog.
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Borough: Citywide

UPTOWNFLAVOR

Articles and reviews about restaurants and businesses that extend from 96th Street to the northernmost tip of Manhattan are posted daily.
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Borough: Manhattan

THE BRONX IS KICKIN'

A blog on soccer in New York City, and my time as a volunteer with South Bronx United.
Topic(s): Youth Programs
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Borough: Bronx

NYBEFORE6.COM

A guide to daytime, weekday jazz and classical concerts and other cultural events in Manhattan.
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Borough: Manhattan

KENMORE HALL COURIER

A tenant blog for a Chelsea, NY S.R.O. This S.R.O. had a terrible reputation before new management took over; despite improvements, conditions are still far from ideal.
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Borough: Manhattan

NYC YOU ARE HERE

Concert, Movie, and Book Reviews. Music and art Happenings around NYC.
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Borough: Citywide

DITMAS PARK BLOG

A blog about the neighborhood of Ditmas Park.
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Borough: Brooklyn

HAWTHORNE STREET BLOG

A blog about the neighborhood of Prospect Lefferts Gardens
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Borough: Brooklyn


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NYPD Officers Under Pressure to Make Arrests and Meet Quotas, Officer Claims

In the 41st Precinct in the Bronx, a police officer claims that fellow police officers are pressured to meet a quota of 20 summonses and 1 arrest each month at the risk of punitive actions like loss of overtime and denial of days off.

Bloomberg Admits $722M CityTime System to Replace Paper Timesheets Has Been 'A Disaster'

Mayor Bloomberg acknowledged during a briefing on Monday that the city's plan to overhaul the data infrastructure for timesheets for city workers has been grossly over-budget and largely ineffective.

Calculating Poverty in New York: More by City Standard, and Less by Federal One

A new measure of poverty taken by the mayor's office that accounts for the high cost of housing in New York City shows that the number of people who fully classify as poor has risen by close to 300,000.

Jim Crow in New York

A look at how New York State's criminal disenfranchisement laws have disproportionately affected the voting rights of black New Yorkers from the 19th century up until the present day.

State of the Homeless 2010

A report from the Coalition for the Homeless shows that Governor Paterson's proposed budget cuts could swell the size of New York City's homeless population.

The Power of the Latino Vote in the 2010 Elections

A look at Latino voter trends in past election cycles with a look at how their influence might play out in the 2010 congressional elections.

Comparing the Level of Public Support: Charter Schools vs. Traditional Public Schools

Provides a comparison of the per student public financial support for charter schools to the level of per student funding at traditional public schools.

City's New Plan on Affordable Housing--Build Less, Preserve More

The revamped New Housing Marketplace Plan for the city calls for a shift in emphasis from building affordable housing to preserving the stock that's already available.

Empty On Funding, ACORN Shutters Around the Country

The New York branch of the low-income advocacy group will now become New York Communities for Change as local chapters throughout the country are being closed.

Millions of Unemployed Face Years Without Jobs

Hopes for an end to America's economic recession are tempered by the fact that millions of Americans may face years of unemployment before being able to re-enter the job market.

The Bronx is Kickin'

A blog on soccer in New York City, and my time as a volunteer with South Bronx United.

nybefore6.com

A guide to daytime, weekday jazz and classical concerts and other cultural events in Manhattan.

Kenmore Hall Courier

A tenant blog for a Chelsea, NY S.R.O. This S.R.O. had a terrible reputation before new management took over; despite improvements, conditions are still far from ideal.

NYC You Are Here

Concert, Movie, and Book Reviews. Music and art Happenings around NYC.

Ditmas Park Blog

A blog about the neighborhood of Ditmas Park.

Hawthorne Street Blog

A blog about the neighborhood of Prospect Lefferts Gardens

Brooklynology

Brooklynology is one of the ways Brooklyn public Library's Brooklyn Collection shares the wealth of its collections with the public. It's a great place to announce new acquisitions and programs, follow up on an enthusiasm, or point out something we think is hilariously funny.

New York Herald

Arts, Culture, Dining, Neighborhood News centering around Williamsburg/Greenpoint.

The Daily New Yorker

The Daily New Yorker is dedicated to a more perfect New York city. New Yorkers, and other contributors are encouraged to add to the conversations taking place or submit content of their own in any format that tells the story NYC citizens and visitors need to know.

Carnegie Hill Review

Social, cultural, and neighborhood news and events.