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Sasha Chavkin, Michael Keller | The New York World | Feb 9th, 2012 | Topic: Governance | Region: East Coast | Cities: New York |
With the redistricting of New York state a current fixture in the news, it can be hard to keep up with all the arcane tactics debated by local pols and policy wonks. To help bring you up to speed, The New York World made a series of interactive maps showing how redistricting can affect communities. (
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Sana Venjara | Next American City | Feb 7th, 2012 | Topic: Culture | Region: | Cities: New York |
Have trouble memorizing your city’s transit system? Now you can put it on your arm. (
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Diana Lind | Next American City | Feb 1st, 2012 | Topic: Governance | Region: East Coast | Cities: New York, Philadelphia |
Across the country, cities are adopting civic technology like smartphone apps and 311 systems that help you catch the bus or find a nearby supermarket; meanwhile other urban advocates are sticking to analog methods of engagement. Which one is better at improving cities? The answer: both. (
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Sana Venjara | Next American City | Jan 27th, 2012 | Topic: Culture | Region: East Coast | Cities: New York |
A decade after 9/11, Muslims in New York face new levels of discrimination. The revelation last year that thousands of NYPD officers-in-training viewed an intensely anti-Islamic video raised new questions about the city’s fear culture, and how it continuous to alienate and inflame Muslim communities. (
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Pei Shan Hoe | The New York World | Jan 22nd, 2012 | Topic: Governance | Region: East Coast | Cities: New York |
The High Line is one of New York City’s most innovative uses of public space in recent memory. But a major developer attached to the project gave city officials some generous—and very illegal—gifts. While those who took the bribe were punished, the company that offered it up got off scott-free. (
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Jarrett Murphy | City Limits | Jan 17th, 2012 | Topic: Built Environment | Region: East Coast | Cities: New York |
Mayor Bloomberg delivered his last state of the city address and proposed not just new ideas for education, the minimum wage and police reform, but also converting trash into renewable energy. Will this green technology work in New York City? (
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Matt Bevilacqua | Next American City | Jan 11th, 2012 | Topic: Infrastructure, Economy, Built Environment | Region: East Coast | Cities: New York |
Many building owners have been skeptical of investing in energy retrofits because they don’t know if sustainability pays off — until now. Could a new report from Deustche Bank be a game changer in the sustainability, retrofits and finance worlds? (
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Yolanne Almanzar|The New York World | Jan 9th, 2012 | Topic: Governance, Built Environment | Region: | Cities: New York |
A taxpayer-funded affordable housing development in a racially divided section of Brooklyn has been halted by a lawsuit alleging the project will benefit the area’s Hasidic Jewish community to the detriment of other residents in the area. (
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Neil deMause | Jan 5th, 2012 | Topic: Economy | Region: East Coast | Cities: New York |
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This Big City | Dec 18th, 2011 | Topic: Built Environment | Region: | Cities: New York |
Parsons The New School for Design rolls out new academic programs that do away with the traditional dichotomy of theory versus practice. (
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With the redistricting of New York state a current fixture in the news, it can be hard to keep up with all the arcane tactics debated by local pols and policy wonks. To help bring you up to speed, The New York World made a series of interactive maps showing how redistricting can affect communities. (keep reading…)
Have trouble memorizing your city’s transit system? Now you can put it on your arm. (keep reading…)
Across the country, cities are adopting civic technology like smartphone apps and 311 systems that help you catch the bus or find a nearby supermarket; meanwhile other urban advocates are sticking to analog methods of engagement. Which one is better at improving cities? The answer: both. (keep reading…)
A decade after 9/11, Muslims in New York face new levels of discrimination. The revelation last year that thousands of NYPD officers-in-training viewed an intensely anti-Islamic video raised new questions about the city’s fear culture, and how it continuous to alienate and inflame Muslim communities. (keep reading…)
The High Line is one of New York City’s most innovative uses of public space in recent memory. But a major developer attached to the project gave city officials some generous—and very illegal—gifts. While those who took the bribe were punished, the company that offered it up got off scott-free. (keep reading…)
Mayor Bloomberg delivered his last state of the city address and proposed not just new ideas for education, the minimum wage and police reform, but also converting trash into renewable energy. Will this green technology work in New York City? (keep reading…)
Many building owners have been skeptical of investing in energy retrofits because they don’t know if sustainability pays off — until now. Could a new report from Deustche Bank be a game changer in the sustainability, retrofits and finance worlds? (keep reading…)
A taxpayer-funded affordable housing development in a racially divided section of Brooklyn has been halted by a lawsuit alleging the project will benefit the area’s Hasidic Jewish community to the detriment of other residents in the area. (keep reading…)
New York City’s Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood has seen the highest jump in unemployment since the Recession began three years ago. Where are the jobs? Neil deMause of The Brooklyn Bureau investigates. (keep reading…)
Parsons The New School for Design rolls out new academic programs that do away with the traditional dichotomy of theory versus practice. (keep reading…)
