May 17, 2012
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NYC
Leads
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Civil rights, Education, Housing, NYC
May 16, 2012 — This past Sunday, The New York Times ran an in-depth piece called “Why Don’t We Have Any White Kids?” that explored the continuing phenomenon of racial...view
Press Criticism
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Legislation, NYC, Politics
Apr. 4, 2012 — In “Mayor Presumptive,” Rebecca Mead’s New Yorker profile of New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, we learn that Quinn had lost 25 pounds in the period...view
Original Reporting
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NYC, Role of government
Dec. 7, 2011 — Why doesn’t the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation have facility-by-facility information on operating costs, staffing, and utilization on its website or...view
Map & Data Resources
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NYC
Nov. 16, 2011 — Recently, the New York City Independent Budget Office (“IBO”) put together a wealth of materials on staffing at New York City government agencies over the last 30...view
Cuomo to gay couples: get married with my blessing, but don’t expect to find an affordable apartment
Leads
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Housing, NYC, Politics
Jun. 29, 2011 — New York’s Governor Andrew Cuomo is already being referred to as a presidential contender in 2016, and is being touted as an "aggressive pragmatist" or "...view
Commentary
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Housing, NYC, Politics
June 22, 2011 — New York Governor Andrew Cuomo may describe a tentative deal on extending rent regulation for millions of New York City tenants as one representing “significant progress,...view
Commentary
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Education, Health care, Labor, NYC
June 15, 2011 — As originally reported by the New York Daily News, New York City is in talks with its unions to avoid teacher firings and other budget cutbacks by means of taking hundreds of...view
Leads
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Housing, NYC, Regulation
June 8, 2011 — The "Weiner scandal" is the subject of more than 6,000 articles to be found on Google News, including page 1 coverage in the The Washington Post and The New York Times...view
Layoffs of 4,000 teachers a better choice than minor increase in tax rate for wealthier New Yorkers?
Original Reporting
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Education, NYC
May 12, 2011 — Last week, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg presented a 2012 budget that would layoff more than 4,000 teachers. Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott estimated that the layoffs...view
Original Reporting
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Environment, NYC, Transportation
February 9, 2011 — Despite New York City’s extensive mass transportation network, its streetscape was, for decades, distinctly car-centric. In April 2007, however, there was a seismic...view