Posted on 18 December 2012.
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church has turned unused land into an urban farm on which church members and volunteers have nurtured carrots, snap peas, beets, arugula, tomatoes and lettuce. The vegetables, however, aren’t planted in the actual soil, which is polluted. They grow in raised beds of dirt transported from outside Manhattan. “The lead in the [...]
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Posted on 10 December 2012.
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Posted on 27 November 2012.
Every 10 years, New York goes through the motions of redrawing City Council districts.
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Posted on 26 November 2012.
More than a dozen alternative maps were suggested to the redistricting council. Most failed.
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Posted on 26 November 2012.
The changing of district lines will affect city legislation, including police reform, employment and after-school education.
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Posted on 24 November 2012.
The Upper Manhattan Empowerment District map sought to keep Central Harlem in a single district.
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Posted on 24 November 2012.
Experts argue over how to take race into account in redistricting, especially since the city is still subject to the Voting Rights Act.
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Posted on 19 November 2012.
After being closed for 2 years, Floridita Cuban Diner is to reopen after being moved a block and a half away from its original location by Columbia University’s expansion process.
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Posted on 08 November 2012.
From first-timers to Green Party supporters, Northattan profiles voters from across Uptown Manhattan who represented the diverse ethnic and political backgrounds of the upper half of the island.
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Posted on 02 November 2012.
The MTA continued its gradual restoration of subway service throughout Manhattan in the days following Hurricane Sandy.
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