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Jun
16
Southern Brooklyn Elected Officials Blast Mayor For Failing Calvert Vaux

Southern Brooklyn Elected Officials Blast Mayor For Failing Calvert Vaux

Calvert Vaux ParkIn time for summer, elected officials from southern Brooklyn are once again calling on Mayor Bill de Blasio’
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Mar
05
Treyger Pushes For $500 Property Tax Rebates

Treyger Pushes For $500 Property Tax Rebates

Concerned by rapidly increasing property taxes for middle-class New Yorkers, the City Council is pushing a bill that would offer
2 min read
Nov
13

Bye, Bye Bloomberg — Bumps Aside, It’s Been A Triumphant Trip

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg. Photo by Erica ShermanBETWEEN THE LINES [/tag/between-the-lines/]: For more than a decade, Michael R. Bloomberg
5 min read
Aug
23

Downsides To Plastic Bag Bans? Studies Suggest Risk Alongside Benefits

Source: Urban Woodswalker via flickrThere might be reason for the City Council to pause on their plans to limit the
3 min read
Feb
20

Bloomberg Introduces Initiative Program for NYC-based Tech Startups

Do you have a tech startup, or are you interested in joining one? You might want to take a look
2 min read
Nov
08
Gas Rationing to Start Tomorrow

Gas Rationing to Start Tomorrow

In the face of gas shortages that he expects to last for several more weeks, Mayor Bloomberg is taking significant
1 min read
Aug
21

City’s Spirit Shone Brightly Throughout ’03 Blackout

A customer buys ice cream from a Mister Softee truck — one of the very few options New Yorkers had to
4 min read
Aug
28

Goodnight, Irene: Update In Aftermath Of Tropical Storm

from technodisco.netNews 12 [http://www.news12.com/mytown/main.jsp] is reporting that the Belt Parkway is open with
1 min read
Jun
03

Traffic Alert! Firefighters Marching Over Brooklyn Bridge

(from ufanyc.org)Anyone headed out to Manhattan in a car should be advised that there will be traffic problems
1 min read
May
28

Citywide Emergency Alert Program Launches

Mayor Bloomberg has announced the citywide launch of Notify NYC [http://www.nyc.gov/portal/site/nycgov/menuitem.c0935b9a57bb4ef3daf2f1c701c789a0/index.
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