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Community members in central Brooklyn sound off on city plans to convert the Bedford-Atlantic Armory into a men's homeless intake center.
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Tax breaks for landlords and rent rates for thousands of tenants hang in the balance as a high court decision is awaited.
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A roundup of predictions for what happens when Senate deadlock ends and struggles over housing legislation resume.
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Parents and pols seek state-of-the-art evaluations of school toxicity, and ways to address a potentially huge health threat.
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By Hashim Rahman >
Savvy and serendipity played a big part in the realization of this long-awaited park. But the project's success contains lessons for other public efforts of every kind.
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CITY CONVERSATIONS
When the Roof Caves In:
Foreclosures And The City
Leaders from the battalions of New York's foreclosure-fighters came together recently to talk about bad lending, good new laws, and the kind of bailout local folks would appreciate.
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IN THE NEWS
Bloomberg The Survivor
City Limits Investigations Editor Jarrett Murphy analyzes the race for mayor, in his first blog for HuffPost's new New York page.
The Huffington Post
Destabilized Rents
This new report shows that vacancy decontrol is effecting rapid change to rental markets in Upper Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens.
Community Service Society
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AROUND THE WEB
Murder: New York City
This interactive map displays location, weapon used, perpetrator's sex, and more for murders 2003-2009.
Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers
View newspaper pages from the 19th and 20th centuries in this archive that's expanding to include more states.
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CENTER FOR AN URBAN FUTURE
Record Recovery
This new report finds that with the right local economic development strategy, the federal government’s unprecedented $19.2 billion investment in electronic health records could create thousands of long-term jobs in New York City.
Manhattan's Declining Share of New York City Jobs
This edition of "New York by the Numbers" shows that over the last 50 years, Manhattan has been gradually loosening its grip on the private sector jobs in New York City -- while the other four boroughs have experienced a slow but steady increase in their share of jobs.
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