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Surf's Up, Ferry's Down: The Rockaways' Transit Troubles
The peninsula's long journey out of the economic devastation will be challenged—but, some residents insist, not stopped—by cuts to ferry service and increases in bridge tolls.
Builders, Advocates Press For Land Use Changes
The Charter Revision Commission will hear calls to reform New York's process for deciding what can be built where.
Affordable Housing Project Aims For Six-Figure Incomes
The plan to build 3,000 units of affordable housing on the Queens side of the East River aims for renters who wouldn't normally qualify for affordable housing.
Test Fuels Anxiety—And An Industry
In Jackson Heights, the city's high school entrance exam means high pressure for immigrant students, and business for private test-prep centers.
In Far Rockaway, Pretty
Beach Meets Housing Bust
The Rockaway Peninsula's tortured development history enters its latest chapter, with ill-fated spec buildings disintegrating next to successful new housing development, and a rezoning belatedly attempting to instill order.
Reading The Political Tea Leaves Of Harlem's State Senate Race
Will charter schools, the age difference between the candidates and Harlem's changing racial and income demographics determine the outcome of the race between Bill Perkins and Basil Smikle?
Nonprofit Eyeing Distressed Buildings Faces Tenant Resistance
Hope Community LDC wants to purchase 47 East Harlem buildings out of foreclosure. But a tenant organization has raised questions about the would-be buyer's past record.
City Limits News Network
Bringing Basements to Code
Creating affordable housing for immigrant communities in New York City can be accomplished by simple zoning reforms say many housing advocates who were quoted in this piece.
Urban Omnibus
Urban Omnibus
Two Boroughs, One World: Brooklyn and Queens Immigrants Unionize
Knickerbocker Avenue labor campaign unites neighborhoods.
Queens Ledger
Queens Ledger
In a Bronx Basement, Complaints Linger Long After Lease Is Signed
Bronx residents blast troubled Belmont Dept of Motor Vehicles office.
Inner City Press
Inner City Press
Working New Yorkers Struggle to Find Child Care
Sharon Lerner reports on the shortage of affordable child care services in New York.
WNYC
WNYC
Keeping Kids In School
New York City’s high school dropout rate remains alarming.
Gotham Gazette
Gotham Gazette
Budget Options For New York City
IBO presents 60 cost-saving measures for the city budget.
Independent Budget Office
Independent Budget Office
Multimedia
Republic Day of India Celebration
Indian and Indian-American residents of the Flushing community of Queens celebrate Republic Day.
Astoria Rezoning
A slideshow presentation of the city's planned rezoning of the Astoria section of Queens.
NYCHA's Plan for Prospect Plaza
Residents helped shape this vision for what should rise after three high-rise housing projects go down.
The Nation's Top 50 Transit Systems
The National Transit Database compares the largest mass transit systems in the United States.
Builders, Advocates Press For Land Use Changes
Despite the project's size and the involvement of hundreds of millions of dollars in public subsidies, Brooklyn's Atlantic Yards was not subject to the city's land use review procedure.By Jarrett Murphy
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How To Build A Growing Profitable Business
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2010 Transportation Alternatives’ New York City Century Bike Tour
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RFP-Port Richmond BOA-Step 1 Pre-Nomination Study
Northfield Community Local Development Corp. is seeking proposals from organizations that are highly qualified to provide community planning, design, and facilitation services associated with the development of the Port Richmond, Staten Island Step 1-Brownfield Opportunity Area (BOA) Pre-Nomination Study.
International Youth Day 2010!
Directions For Our Youth (DFOY) invites you to take part in the commencement of the 10th Celebration of International Youth Day. It is being held on Thursday August 12th, 2010 at Robert Moses Park. The goal of International Youth Day is to unite and celebrate youth worldwide. Live newsfeeds connect the day’s events in New York with other celebrations in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas.
Master Class - Women Writers' Retreat!
The Woodhull Institute for Ethical Leadership is pleased to announce our first Master Class – Writers’ Retreat. A unique opportunity to obtain the skills necessary to successfully publish both your fiction and nonfiction works!
BoardserveNYC.org: Helping Build Nonprofit Boards
United Way of New York City invites you to participate in BoardServeNYC, a nonprofit board recruitment, training, and placement initiative in partnership with NYC Service. BoardServeNYC links nonprofit organizations in NYC with prospective board candidates who are passionate about volunteering and are ready, willing and able to volunteer on a board of directors.
Sustainable South Bronx To Receive EPA Award
Bronx, NY – Sustainable South Bronx (SSBx), a non-profit community based organization devoted to solving environmental and economic issues that affect residents of urban areas has been named a winner of the 2010 Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Region 2 Environmental Quality Award. The award recognizes individuals and organizations that have made significant contributions to improving the environment and public health in EPA Region 2, which covers New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and seven federally-recognized Indian Nations.
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Splitting Hairs in Forest Hills
Musing about life in Forest Hills by a seasoned veteran/denizen of the place.
The LIC Times
News, events, politics, government and business in Long island City
Queens and More
A blog providing news about Queens, New York, with a main focus on Flushing and Willets Point.
Forest Hills 72
A blog about Forest Hills
LICNYC
About Long Island City arts, culture, real estate, food and news
The Iron Triangle Tracker
The Iron Triangle Tracker is a weblog designed to capture the humanity and intricacy of detail that is often lost in the news coverage of project as large as the redevelopment of Willets Point. This site supplements the TimesLedger's coverage of the city's bid to redevelop Willets Point as a sprawling, environmentally sustainable neighborhood. Iron Triangle Tracker features profiles and up-to-the-minute news covering every facet and every opinion of the proposed project in hopes of generating a meaningful and intelligent discussion.
Lost in the Ozone...
An eclectic mix of Politics, Education, Community Affairs, Environment, Jamaica Bay, Ridgewood Reservoir, History, Birding and other esoteric information that may pique my interest... concentrating on the Borough of Queens in New York City...and the neighborhoods of Community Board 10 - Ozone Park, Howard Beach and South Ozone Park...
