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Food Trucks Give Restaurateurs Indigestion

Food Trucks Give Restaurateurs Indigestion

The proliferation of falafel carts and other sidewalk food stands in Bay Ridge might make for tasty lunch options. But people who own brick-and-mortar restaurants say the mobile eateries represent unfair competition.
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Amid Court Fight, Formerly Homeless In Limbo
Brooklyn Donors Favor de Blasio
Sales of HIV Meds Catch Lawmakers' Eyes


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Food Trucks Give Restaurateurs Indigestion

Food Trucks Give Restaurateurs Indigestion

The proliferation of falafel carts and other sidewalk food stands in Bay Ridge might make for tasty lunch options. But people who own brick-and-mortar restaurants say the mobile eateries represent unfair competition. READ MORE»

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Amid Court Fight, Formerly Homeless In Limbo

Amid Court Fight, Formerly Homeless In Limbo

The end of the Advantage subsidy program leaves advocates battling to salvage a policy they criticized, the city bracing for more demand for scarce shelter beds and low-income families wondering what comes next. READ MORE»


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Brooklyn Donors Favor de Blasio

Brooklyn Donors Favor de Blasio

Is it too early to be thinking about the 2013 municipal election? Of course! But that hasn’t stopped New York’s mayoral hopefuls from collecting half a million bucks in Brooklyn last year. Who got? Who gave? READ MORE»

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Green Cart Vendors Face Diet of Challenges

Green Cart Vendors Face Diet of Challenges

From competition with other carts and established businesses, to tickets, cold weather and struggles getting and storing their food, a six-month investigation of the Green Cart program reveals room for improvement. READ MORE»


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Leasing Rules Eyed After Toxic School's Closure

Leasing Rules Eyed After Toxic School's Closure

When a Bronx school shut this summer because of contamination, parents of students who'd attended the site over the past two decades worried about their children's health—and wondered why the problem wasn't detected earlier. READ MORE»

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This Memorial Day, A Lost World at Cedar Grove Beach

This Memorial Day, A Lost World at Cedar Grove Beach

After the city removed them last year, residents of the Staten Island community won't be celebrating the holiday with burgers and beers outside their beachside bungalows. As this unique way of NYC life fades, a look at its complex—and charming—history. READ MORE»


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Today's Drug War: Marijuana and Mass Arrests

Today's Drug War: Marijuana and Mass Arrests

Despite the extraordinarily low crime levels and the near total absence of drugs from the city's public discourse these days, nearly a quarter of a million people in New York City have been arrested for drugs over the past two years. READ MORE»





CONVERSATIONS/OPINIONS

Teen Sex Message Minces Few Words

By Catherine M. Abate

Teen Sex Message Minces Few Words

Some have criticized the words that teens use to discuss sex in a new series of public service announcements. This author argues the only way to reach at-risk youth is to speak their language.

New U.S. Reality: A Permanent Class of Underemployed?

By David R. Jones

New U.S. Reality: A Permanent Class of Underemployed?

Optimistic statistics on job growth haven't erased growing worries that a large segment of the American population is going to be cut off from steady employment.

Livingston Street Battle Frames Debate On Landmarks

By Roberta Brandes Gratz

Livingston Street Battle Frames Debate On Landmarks

Owners at one Brooklyn building say they can maintain its historic look without the hassle of a landmark designation. It's just another instance, this writer says, of property owners wanting all the benefits and none of the burden of protecting NY's architectural assets.

Time for Brooklyn (and its Fans) to Go Beyond the Brand

By Marilyn Gelber

Time for Brooklyn (and its Fans) to Go Beyond the Brand

While others have Paris and Rome, we'll always have Brooklyn. But justifiable pride of place should not make us reluctant to look deeper and examine serious challenges to Brooklyn's well being.

Time for a Food and Farm Bill that Helps Farmers and Consumers

By Mark Dunlea

Time for a Food and Farm Bill that Helps Farmers and Consumers

The collapse of the Supercommittee process gives New York City anti-hunger activists a chance to help shape a farm bill that fights hunger, promotes health, protects the environment and bolsters independent farmers.

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MULTIMEDIA

Crime to Scale

Here's one way to compare crime among America's largest cities. Supplemental data from City Limits' January/February issue on urban policy in the presidential campaign.

Working in the City

Which American cities have the highest unemployment? Supplemental data from City Limits' January/February issue on urban policy in the presidential campaign.

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