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Jul
14
City Launches Voter Registration Forms In Five New Languages

City Launches Voter Registration Forms In Five New Languages

City announces voter registration forms in five new languages at Hillcrest Library in Brooklyn. (Courtesy: Mayor Bill de Blasio’s
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Jun
06
Weekly Events Roundup: Stallone, Community Board, Summer Reading And More

Weekly Events Roundup: Stallone, Community Board, Summer Reading And More

(Courtesy BAMcinematek [http://www.bam.org/film/2016/first-blood].)Below you’ll find information on events through the week in
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May
16
Meet Ben Wellington, The Pratt Professor Who Just Exposed A Major NYPD Ticketing Glitch

Meet Ben Wellington, The Pratt Professor Who Just Exposed A Major NYPD Ticketing Glitch

(Courtesy Ben Wellington. Photo by Bridget Badore [http://www.bridgetbadore.com] .)“I see myself as telling stories hidden within data,
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May
13
A Pratt Professor Discovered That The NYPD Made Millions Ticketing Legally Parked Cars

A Pratt Professor Discovered That The NYPD Made Millions Ticketing Legally Parked Cars

Photo: Dave Hosford [https://www.flickr.com/photos/baltimoredave/4400415668] / FlickrIt appears that the NYPD has been regularly ticketing legally
3 min read
Mar
22
Expo Offers First Look at Participatory Budgeting Projects

Expo Offers First Look at Participatory Budgeting Projects

How will District 39 spend one million dollars? Residents were given an opportunity to explore the 2013 projects at Thursday
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Sep
14
What Would You Do With One Million Dollars?

What Would You Do With One Million Dollars?

Photo via Eric Michael Johnson/NY Times [http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/01/nyregion/for-some-new-yorkers-a-grand-experiment-in-participatory-budgeting.html?ref=nyregion] I
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