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From March 29th to April 4th, 2010, NewsTrust teamed up with with the Huffington Post’s NYC portal and its Eyes and Ears team, as well as City Limits, to review news and opinions on local economic issues ranging from unemployment to government cutbacks in New York City.
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Girls Outnumbered in New York’s Elite Public Schools
Students at Brooklyn Technical High School on Friday; it is one of the eight specialized schools where girls are in ...Posted by Pamela Hogle -
Judge Blocks New York City's Limits on Big Sugary Drinks
A State Supreme Court judge invalidated new restrictions on sweetened beverages a day before they were set to take ...Posted by Pamela Hogle -
Northeast Buried; City Spared the Worst
After a day of pelting wet snow, five states had called states of emergency, and Massachusetts had banned cars from ...Posted by Pamela Hogle -
New York City to Restrict Powerful Prescription Drugs in Public Hospitals’ Emergency Rooms
Some of the most common and most powerful prescription painkillers on the market will be restricted sharply in the ...Posted by Pamela Hogle -
414 Homicides in '12 Is a Record Low for New York City
Overall crimes increased slightly, officials said, because of a rise in thefts — a phenomenon based solely on ...Posted by Pamela Hogle
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For Some, Occupy Movement is a Test of Faith
Financial District — Thirty-two days after they had been evicted from their Zuccotti Park encampment in Lower ...Posted by Nekoro Gomes -
Occupy Sunset Park: Seeking Change in Many Languages | Brooklyn Bureau | News & Journalism, Citizen Commentary & Multimedia
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Years of Warnings, Then a Boy’s Death
Norwood — This is the second chapter in a five-chapter story. Click here to see the rest of the series. But the ...Posted by Nekoro Gomes -
As NYCHA Seeks Flexibility, Tenant Advocates ConcernedCityLimits.org
The city's public housing agency wants rules relaxed to allow creative budgeting. But advocates for residents want ...Posted by Nekoro Gomes -
Occupy Times Square: Occupy Wall Street Protesters Swarm Midtown
Thousands of anti-Wall Street protesters rallied in New York City's Times Square Saturday, buoyed by a global day ...Posted by Dwight Rousu
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With Tougher Standardized Tests, a Reminder to Breathe
At Public School 10 on the edge of Park Slope, Brooklyn, parents begged the principal to postpone the lower school ...Posted by Pamela Hogle -
Opinion: A Health Insurance Detective Story
I’VE had a long career as a business journalist, beginning at Forbes and including eight years as the editor of ...Posted by Joe Pallas -
Where Schools Fall Short
Millions of students attend abysmally weak school systems that leave them unprepared for college. The states have ...Posted by Sherwin Steffin -
Better Late Than Never
After loitering for nearly two months, New York's Mayor Michael Bloomberg finally took action overnight, clearing ...Posted by Fabrice Florin -
Panic of the Plutocrats
Posted by Manfred Ostrowski
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Maddow Is FURIOUS
Rachel Maddow went on a tear Thursday, condemning Democrats for forcing Anthony Weiner to resign and warning them ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
Woman Has Nose And Ears Cut Off In Deadly Stabbing
Police are looking to question the younger sister of Sharon Lee-Hill who was found dead after being stabbed ...Posted by Caroline AbdulBaki -
Students Fight Cyberbullying One Keystroke At A Time
NEW YORK -- In a sweltering classroom in The Mary Louis Academy of Jamaica Estates, Queens, freshman Regina ...Posted by Chris Cassise -
Spiderman on Broadway? ‘Been There, Done That,’ Say Ants
(Podcast) Insect biologist Rob Dunn has uncovered a hot spot of insect biodiversity.Posted by J Sinclaire -
The Independent Odd Couple: Bloomberg/Scarborough 2012?
WASHINGTON -- There's no campaign yet, and there may never be, but New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and MSNBC's ...Posted by Bob Herrschaft
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