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Amid Homeless Surge,
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Policing In Bed-Stuy:
Racial Inequities Persist
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Debating How To Police
A Challenging Population
'This Is New York City':
Mayor Draws A Reaction
Child Welfare In the Press:
Painful Wounds Reopened
City Conversations
All around the city there are civic issues that warrant concern. Discover what those issues are and what New Yorkers are saying about them.
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Planning For Cities' Future Must Be Fair
As the Regional Plan Association convenes its annual assembly, one participant notes that along with efficiency and the environment, equity must be a goal of urban planners.
A Liquid Asset: Why NYC Must Invest In Its Harbor
Many cities have realized that natural resources are economic advantages, especially in attracting and retaining young professionals. For New York to compete, this op-ed argues, we must put more of our money where our water is.
City Should Be Cautious About Synthetic Turf
Our athletic fields must be safe and must not adversely impact the health of those using them, says the City Councilmember who chairs the Council's Parks and Recreation Committee.
Koch On Mosque: Let's Be Calm Now
On a day when Newt Gingrich compared the people planning a downtown mosque to Nazis, former Mayor Ed Koch said Americans could some day regret the furor over the project.
Killing the Message?
Hip-hop music has a powerful effect on New York's youth--and an almost entirely negative one, say three young writers, who think that impact could, and should, change.
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UN Submission: Employment Disparities
In a filing to the UN's Human Rights Council, a group that includes New York's Urban Justice Center and National Employment Law Project, as well as the Atlanta Labor Council and D.C. Professional Taxicab Drivers Association, casts "the over-representation of women and racial and ethnic minorities in unemployment, underemployment, and poverty" as a human rights issue and calls on Washington "to take specific steps to create employment opportunities for these groups."
Night City, a light walk in Greenwich Village
Leni Schwendinger, civic lighting designer, invites you to view NIGHT CITY. Through close observation of public, private and found light sources in locations throughout Greenwich Village, Leni presents a unique way of experiencing the city after dark.
