Bronx
Across The Fence: The Year In Neighborhoods
Abigail Kramer |
A survey of community press stories fills in the colorful portrait of the year that was.
Bronx
Bronx Living Wage Battle Moves To City Council
Jarrett Murphy |
As the City Council takes up consideration of the Kingsbridge Armory redevelopment plan, the developer and local pols are locked in a dispute that could derail the project.
Bronx
Boro Presidents' Fight Extends Beyond Election
Jarrett Murphy |
There’s just one real contest in the races for borough president this fall, but next year could see a debate over whether the city still needs the post.
Bronx
City Wants Answers, Input On Upstate Drill Plan
Sarah Crean |
A huge underground reserve of natural gas is luring fuel companies to upstate New York. But local officials and advocates are worried about what the drilling will do to the city’s watershed.
Economy
Quiet Follows Harlem's Rezoning For Redevelopment
Demetria Irwin |
The economy has accomplished what opponents of last year’s 125th Street rezoning feared they could not: Slowing the pace of gentrification.
Bronx
Term Limits Backlash: Incumbents In Trouble
Jarrett Murphy |
From the central Bronx to the North Shore of Staten Island, an unusually high number of incumbent City Councilmembers are in tough races this year. A look at some of the issues — and seats — in play.
Brooklyn
Between Two Beaches, Debate Crests Over A Park
Alissa Ambrose |
Does a verdant spot in surfside Brooklyn need a makeover?
Bronx
A Nurturing Network Grows In Bushwick
Nekoro Gomes |
Amid a citywide plan to support a new model for child welfare, a foster parent serves as a recruiter and role model in her neighborhood.
Bronx
What The High Line's Success Can Teach Us
Karen Loew |
Savvy and serendipity played a big part in the realization of this long-awaited park. But the project’s success contains lessons for other public efforts of every kind.
Citywide
Second In Command: The Crusader's Charge
Jarrett Murphy |
A look at Queens Councilman Eric Gioia, who brings both idealism and strong funding to his quest for higher office. The third in a five-part series on the race for the Number Two spot in city government.
