Walk down Fulton Street in Brooklyn and you might find some people who have a lot to say about hip-hop and its cultural significance. Captured in a vivid spray of colors, these folk have been immortalized in the murals of African-American artist Brett Dizney-Cook.
January 1, 2001 https://citylimits.flywheelstaging.com/2001/01/01/the-education-of-clinton-hill/She thought investigating child abuse and neglect would give her a chance to help kids. A year of confusion, betrayal and moral cul-de-sacs was all she could take. A first-person account.
December 1, 2000 https://citylimits.flywheelstaging.com/2000/12/01/taking-liberties/One of the biggest and best buildings on the Williamsburg waterfront will soon be converted from manufacturing space into 184 Soho-priced studio apartments–even though local residents have pushed to keep factories in the neighborhood.
November 27, 2000 https://citylimits.flywheelstaging.com/2000/11/27/wburg-factory-goes-luxury-rental-3500-studios-to-come/From its base in Manhattan, Global Kids teaches public school teens how to take on the world–as international leaders of the future.
September 1, 1999 https://citylimits.flywheelstaging.com/1999/09/01/world-wide-waves/Just when an economic resurgence is refueling Williamsburg manufacturing, new rivals prevent its expansion–by living in lofts instead of working in lofts.
May 1, 1999 https://citylimits.flywheelstaging.com/1999/05/01/hostile-territory/New York State doesn’t shield companies that buy environmentally tainted “brownfields” from liability. One Staten Island chair factory is being forced to shut down as a result.
November 1, 1998 https://citylimits.flywheelstaging.com/1998/11/01/folding-chairs/Bronx 2000 developed an ambitious project to turn scrap wooden packing and pallets into furniture and jobs. But bad luck and trouble finding outside investors has combined to push the nonprofit into bankruptcy.
June 1, 1998 https://citylimits.flywheelstaging.com/1998/06/01/crate-expectations/Nearly hidden within 20 acres of emptied public housing projects in the poorest part of Newark, the Friendly Fuld Head Start Center proves that appearances can deceive.
February 1, 1998 https://citylimits.flywheelstaging.com/1998/02/01/broken-homes/Administration gadfly Housing Works loses a massive city contract because of an investigation into its finances.
November 3, 1997 https://citylimits.flywheelstaging.com/1997/11/03/city-strips-housing-works-of-4-5-million-citing-fiscal-flaws/
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