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Alliance For A Just Rebuilding Wants Justice And Fairness When It Comes To Sandy Recovery

Image via rebuildajustny.orgA coalition of labor unions, community groups, environmental groups and faith-based organizations have banded together to form the Alliance For A Just Rebuilding (AJR). The goal of the AJR is to make sure the federal dollars sent to New York City via the Sandy aid package are

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Report: City Workforce Will Continue To Shrink In 2013

"I have a job. Hooray, me!" (Source: Vicky TGAW/Flickr)New York City government jobs will decrease by 1,697 this year according to the city’s Independent Budget Office, bringing the total number of city jobs to 294,961 by June 30, 2013. Thanks in part to layoffs, retirements,

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Pain At The Pump Will Determine Presidential Election Outcome, Says Sunoco Station Owner

Jack Nacmias' Sunoco gas station on Coney Island Avenue and Avenue V. Source: Google MapsThe rising price of fuel at a Sheepshead Bay service station is serving as a national litmus test for the 2012 presidential race, according to the owner of the station. “Those numbers on the gas price

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Open Thread Mondays: It’s The Economy, Stupid

I don’t know about you guys, but I’m really getting tired of the current economic crisis. Like many other Americans, it’s had major effects on my life. And that doesn’t look like it’s going to change soon. However, I’m surprised by how few people