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A Shift in Albany Could Avert Higher Rents

Oct 27, 2008

Whatever happens to the housing market now, New York's booming real estate market of 2000 to 2007 means that many more households in New York City cannot afford their homes.

 

Rights and Recognition for Same-Sex Marriage

Sep 26, 2008

When Patricia Martinez, an employee of Monroe Community College, applied for health care benefits for her spouse, Lisa Ann Golden, whom she had married in Canada, the college denied the

 

A Vanishing Culture?

Sep 12, 2008

Image by Snohetta, (c) LMDC Cultural institutions figured heavily in early plans for development of the World Trade Center site. The blueprint called for four independent cultural institutions that would complement

 

Harlem's Shifting Population

Sep 02, 2008

This is the text version of the chart included in An Affluent, White Harlem? Townhouses in Harlem sell for millions of dollars and Columbia University continues to expand there, as the

 

An Affluent, White Harlem?

Aug 27, 2008

Photo (c) Roger Smith, LOCHarlem street scene, 1943. Lenox Terrace, where U.S. Rep Charles Rangel had four apartments, now qualifies as a luxury building. Townhouses in Harlem sell for one, two

 

The School Divide Starts at Kindergarten

Jun 26, 2008

The recent baby boom in New York City led to an increasing squeeze in the search for the best school for the budding kindergartner or first grader. Unlike other recent

 

Housing Squeeze Shows No Sign of Easing

May 15, 2008

To anyone look for an apartment in New York's City "free market," affordable housing can seem to be an oxymoron. While a well-known real-estate developer recently claimed that any housing

 

A Religious City

Feb 12, 2008

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Will the 2010 Census "Steal" New Yorkers?

Dec 24, 2007

Throughout the 1990s, New York City's population appeared to grow from about 7.35 million until it reached slightly over 8.0 million for the first time ever. Since then, growth continued,

 

The End of ‘White Flight’?

Nov 27, 2007

Year after year, decade after decade, New York City was home to a rapidly changing and increasingly diverse population. Whites were seen as fleeing the five boroughs, while