Many people agree that New York City’s property tax system is marred by inequities and the unintended consequences of attempts to address them. But reforms could be costly or create winners and losers.
The tax break now at the center of negotiations in Albany over essential city housing policies is really rather complicated. Here are the basics.
Every year, New York City’s Department of Environmental Protection tallies up how many facilities within its borders handle hazardous waste—which can include everything from used oil to unpronounceable chemicals—and breaks down just where those toxic supplies are.
If you’ve time and a modest application fee and it’s a day other than Sunday, you can probably drop in today to take a civil service test.
“There’s still time to get it right, and for the sake of the future of our city.”
A multimedia look at the past, present and future of waste in New York City.
A representative of the livery-cab industry argues for the Taxi & Limousine Commission to reject proposed rules at its meeting this week because they do more harm than good for local competition.
The legislative session in Albany comes to an end in the next few weeks, but one battle that won’t end anytime soon is the fight over whether to reform New York’s Scaffold Safety Law. That debate has been playing out for a while, and here is your handy guide to the two sides.
City records display a sometimes hidden side of daily life in the city—the minor mishaps and serious accidents that occur on construction sites.
Waste from New York’s businesses is not picked up by DSNY but by a industry of for-profit companies who, critics say, serve inefficient routes and treat their workers poorly.
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