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Giving Notice
City Councilmen Dan Garodnick, Thomas White and Leroy Comrie (L-R) support bills requiring that tenants be notified of pending foreclosures, and that properties be maintained, to deter crime and preserve value. With numerous large properties teetering under heavy debt, officials fear a foreclosure wave could soon crash on tenants, as it already has on home owners. Photo by Bendix Anderson
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Protections Sought For
Foreclosed-Upon Renters
The worst is yet to come for apartment buildings with too much debt. What will that mean for tens of thousands of tenants? By Bendix Anderson >
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Changes underway at Kings County Hospital should improve the psych ward there. But for now, the threat of violence remains part of the work environment. By Emily Feldman >
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Second In Command:
The Tactitian's Run
Political veteran and two-term City Councilman Bill de Blasio has set his sights on becoming Public Advocate. The second in a five-part series on the race for the Number Two spot in city government. By Jarrett Murphy >
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This summer, affordable organic produce will be delivered straight from an upstate farm to this working-class Brooklyn neighborhood.
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By Nekoro Gomes >
The state's drug laws are improved -- but prisons still have 'a huge feeder system called the criminal justice system in the state of New York,' says John Jay Prof. Todd Clear in this Q&A.;
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By Demetria Irwin >
Expanded drug courts and holistic re-entry planning are under discussion, along with up to 3,000 more slots for addiction treatment.
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By Casey Samulski >
As candidates vie to replace Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum, this article -- first in a series on the race for Number Two -- looks at the history and challenges of the office.
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By Jarrett Murphy >
 The Fifth Man: A GOP Hopeful
New proposals for 'FoodStat' and possible zoning incentives could help bring healthier food to areas with limited access.
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By Anne Noyes Saini >
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CITY CONVERSATIONS
When the Roof Caves In:
Foreclosures And The City
Leaders from the battalions of New York's foreclosure-fighters came together recently to talk about bad lending, good new laws, and the kind of bailout local folks would appreciate.
more City Conversations >
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IN THE NEWS
The Price of Power
An examination of civil liberties and civil rights under mayoral control of NYC's schools.
New York Civil Liberties Union
Police On Pace To Make Record Number of Stops in '09
In the first quarter of the year, NYPD stopped more people than ever -- even though only 10% were arrested.
The New York Times
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AROUND THE WEB
Food Retail Expansion to Support Health (FRESH)
Here's the city's new zoning and financial incentives plan to encourage the development of new supermarkets in areas where groceries are hard to find.
NY Housing Search
A new listings and search website from state government promises to help residents find the right housing for them.
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CENTER FOR AN URBAN FUTURE
Q & A With Anthony Carnevale
An interview with the director of the Georgetown Public Policy Institute Center on Education and the Workforce about the changing labor market, the future of vocational education and the impact of the recession on New York City.
A LEEDer In Green Building?
This edition of "New York by the Numbers" shows that the number of LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)-certified buildings in New York City trails that of many other big U.S. cities.
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