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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.
Moses, Jacobs And You: The Battle For Gotham
A history of the philosophical battle between Robert Moses and Jane Jacobs, told by an author who, wisely, took it personally.
Missing Moses' Muscle
Waking the Dead
Lomex. Robert Moses. Westway. Jane Jacobs. What New York's planning past tells us about its future.
Five Boroughs. One City. No Plan.
Is the city's failure to plan a plan for failure?
Whose Dreams Will Decide?
The push for neighborhoods to have more than a voice.
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.
Reviews: A City on Fire
"New York, like Vietnam, wasn’t so simple, and the fatal flaw in applying a RAND model to New York City’s fires lay in the fact cities are comprised of human beings, and human beings make mistakes."
Into the Wild:
Nature's NYC
All Together Now: Toward
A Better Land Use Process
In Summertime, the
Street Is For Park-ing
Why 'The Other Half'
Lived -- And Lives On
Now It's Jacobs' Turn:
A Look At Her Legacy
When Mayoral Past
Is Presidential Prologue
WHEN 'NIMBY' SAVES YOUR LIFE
ROBERT MOSES RECONSIDERED:
BLIGHT IS IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER
ROBERT MOSES RECONSIDERED:
POWER AND PROCESS RIGHT NOW
LUSTING FOR LESS CONTESTED STREETS
REMEMBERING JANE JACOBS
MASTERS OF THEIR DOMAIN: W. HARLEM TAKES ON COLUMBIA
Robert Moses was New York City and the region's "master builder" during the 20th century. He was responsible for numerous public projects that New Yorkers recognize today including the Brooklyn Battery Bridge and the Manhattan Expressway.
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Women Report from Abroad: Personal Stories of Foreign Aid Success
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AIDS in the City
In 2009 HIV/AIDS was responsible for 933 deaths in New York City, according to the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene's annual compendium of vital statistics. AIDS was the ninth leading cause of death overall, but the third biggest killer of people aged 35-54, the fourth-ranked cause of death for blacks and the fifth-leading cause for Puerto Ricans.
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Retrospective: 1095 Days Since Hurricane Katrina
City Limits reports on the redevelopment efforts shaping New Orleans in our special August 2008 edition.
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Defining Brooklyn Launch
City Limits celebrates the launch of its March 2011 issue: Defining Brooklyn.The 35th Anniversary Celebration
City Limits celebrates its 35th Anniversary at BMCC in Tribeca.Brooklyn Bureau Launch
The Brooklyn Bureau launch as part of Social Media Week 2012.Tackling Poverty
The Tackling Poverty Series at Galapagos Art Space in the DUMBO section of Brooklyn.Tackling Poverty (Manhattan)
City Limits & the Institute for Children, Poverty, and Homelessness
