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Vol. 34, No. 4
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Costs and Benefits: The Economic Case for Artificial Turf
It didn't immediately look like a mistake. When the city first made the case, many agreed: Common Se
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The City on Defense: Dismissing Questions About Health
Back in the spring of 2002, as New York City Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe was extolling the bene
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It Won't Taste Great: The Health Questions Multiply
While the city maintains that synthetic turf encourages exercise, many health questions on its effec
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A Test For Testing: New Products, New Rules
In the absence of federal guidelines for acceptable lead levels in artificial turf fields, and after
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A Swing and a Hit: An Alternative at the Ballpark
While the city cuts the manpower needed to maintain natural grass fields and avoids paying benefits
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September 2010
In 1998, New York City began installing synthetic turf fields in parks and playgrounds, saying the artificial material would be more durable than grass. But a City Limits investigation finds that many turf fields are falling apart. How did an administration that prides itself on financial acumen dive headlong into a heavy investment in an untested material? And why has it remained steadfastly committed to buying more artificial turf? The answers lie in the story of how New York City became the world’s biggest buyer of fake grass.
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Was New York City's Shift To Artificial Turf A $300M Mistake?
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NYC's Fake Grass Gamble: A $300M Mistake?
In 1998, New York City began installing synthetic turf fields in parks and playgrounds, saying the a
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City Limits Magazine is devoted to the in-depth investigation of pressing civic issues in New York City. Driven by a mission to inform public discourse, the Magazine provides the factual reporting, human faces, data, history and breadth of knowledge necessary to understanding the nuances, complexities and hard truths of the city, its politics and its people.
