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Light at the End of the Rail Tunnel?

Dec 01, 2000

When the Port Authority of New York was created some seventy-five years ago, it had among its primary purposes the construction of a rail tunnel under the harbor. Such

 

Election Special--THE PARKS AND THE POLS

Oct 01, 2000

 Few candidates have put a high priority on the need for open space, greenery, or recreation in the city. But there are many issues the candidates could be talking about.

 

In the News: A Ban on Jet Skis?

Sep 01, 2000

 They're fast, furious, they're loud, they're dirty -- a threat to the environment, a menace to wildlife, and, increasingly, a danger to human beings. That is how more and more people

 

City Beaches: Safe for Swimming?

Aug 01, 2000

  There was a time when a hot-dog vendor working on the beach at Coney Island could sell 250,000 hot dogs in one day. That, at least, is what

 

In the News: The War on Beetles

Jul 01, 2000

 The Asian long-horned beetle has struck again, this time infesting trees along Luther Gulick Playground near the Manhattan approach to the Williamsburg Bridge. The trees were chopped down, chipped and

 

The City's Crowded Waterways

Jul 01, 2000

 Giant oil tankers, passenger ferries, freight ships laden with Toyotas all navigate the narrow channels of New York's harbor. So, increasingly, do sail boats, jet skiers and kayaks. The waters

 

In the News: Roundup

Jun 01, 2000

 Final Stages of Brooklyn Bridge Park The final master plan for the Brooklyn Bridge Park will be presented in mid-June. Earlier in the spring, after a six-month process that