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Category Archives: Cities
Suburbia in Decline as Young People Struggle to Find Affordable Housing
In Long Island, New York, the birthplace of suburbia, the population fell 10% in 10 years.
Rockaway’s Wave Seeks to Rebuild a Neighborhood, and a Newspaper
Six weeks after Hurricane Sandy tore through the Rockaways, pouring five feet of seawater into Kevin Boyle’s home, the part-time adjunct professor and one-time bar owner found himself rebuilding not just his house of 20 years but the peninsula’s 120-year-old weekly newspaper and the community that depends on it. On Oct. 29, 2012, Hurricane Sandy, …
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HUD Calls Out Houston on Tenant Evictions
Federal housing officials say Houston fails to assist tenants displaced by renovations.
Small Towns Seek to Own Broadband Despite Opposition from Telcos
James Sposto and his wife, Caroline, moved their Web design company to this rural Pennsylvania Dutch town, drawn by its bucolic surroundings and its ambitious plan for its own state-of-the-art communications network. Kutztown, with a population of 5,000, had grown frustrated that its local telecom providers were slow to offer residents, and especially businesses, the …
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Diminishing Squalor of The Bowery of New York City
The Bowery, long home to the city’s downtrodden, is being remade with high-priced apartments, restaurants and night clubs.
Lead Paint Remains Scourge of NYC Public Housing
Despite more children becoming sick, New York City agencies have been slow to address the problem of lead paint in public housing.
NY City Council Firebrand Margarita Lopez Tries a Mellower Approach
Lopez’s combative style has made her a high-profile community leader, and a lightning rod for criticism.