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Stated Meeting: The Council's New Order

Jan 22, 2010

Photo (cc) Courtney Gross The City Council played its own political game of musical chairs Thursday. And when the music stopped, Councilmember Charles Barron had nowhere to sit. On Thursday, the City Council

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Bloomberg Delivers Muted State of the City

Jan 21, 2010

Photo Edward Reed With far less fanfare and before a much smaller crowd than in years past, Mayor Michael Bloomberg delivered his ninth State of the City address yesterday, promising to

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Living Wages by Councilmember

Jan 15, 2010

Councilmembers were asked by Gotham Gazette whether they would support (Intro 1105) legislation set to be re-introduced at the City Council, which would require certain recipients of city aid to

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Three of the four leaders of the legislature and the hea

Jan 15, 2010

Councilmembers were asked by Gotham Gazette whether they would support (Intro 1105) legislation set to be re-introduced at the City Council, which would require certain recipients of city aid to

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Culture of Violence Plagues New York's Juvenile Prisons

Jan 11, 2010

Photo (cc) banspy "The restraints were so bad that I would get carpet burns or I would get dislocated arms," said an anonymous 17-year-old girl from New York City, speaking of

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Stated Meeting: 2010 City Council's First Day

Jan 07, 2010

Photo (cc) Courtney Gross   Day one for the City Council 2010 class felt like the first day of school. Thirteen new members buzzed with excitement as they raised their right hand to

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Bloomberg: Take III

Jan 04, 2010

Edward Reed When Mayor Michael Bloomberg took the podium for his inauguration address, the crowd may have been cold, but they were noticeably cheerful and optimistic. And Bloomberg responded in kind, championing

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The Year That Wasn't: What Didn’t Happen in 2009

Dec 23, 2009

Tolls on the East River bridges? Not in 2009. Every year, things that everyone expects to happen don’t. Trial balloons pop. Sure things crumble. The odds-on favorite fades in the stretch.

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Stated Meeting: Broadway Triangle Approved by Council

Dec 22, 2009

Photo from Department of Housing Preservation and Development   The City Council approved the rezoning of a 31-acre swath of northern Brooklyn known as the Broadway Triangle yesterday -- approving a project

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