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Amid Court Fight, Formerly Homeless In Limbo

By Daniel Prendergast
The end of the Advantage subsidy program leaves advocates battling to salvage a policy they criticized, the city bracing for more demand for scarce shelter beds and low-income families wondering what comes next.


The Principal Is New. The School Is Closing.

By Helen Zelon
With new boss Dennis Walcott, the city school system gets a new chance to improve relations with parents and teachers. But there'll be no second chance for Robeson High in Bed-Stuy. What does that mean for students?


No Vacancy: Why Empty Condos Aren't Becoming Affordable Housing

By Diana Scholl
Boom-time overbuilding left thousands of units vacant. But a city program to convert them to affordable housing has found the market uncooperative.


Diagnosing A Defeat: Why The Sick Leave Bill Failed

By Neil deMause
A measure to ensure all workers have paid sick leave had enough votes to pass the City Council. So why did Speaker Quinn kill it?


Can a Year-Round Coney Island Succeed?

By Neil deMause
After seven years of legal wrangling, hundreds of millions of dollars in city expense, and the eviction of many of Coney Island's historic amusement operators, the island is still seasonal.


The Life And Death Of The Mom-n-Pop

By City Limits
Small businesses help make New York's neighborhoods. But as the next issue of City Limits reports, economic trends and policy decisions are threatening their survival.


Music Lessons Improve Lives, Rarely Available In NYC Schools

By Rob Anderson
As the city faces financial hardship again, some arts education activists worry that New York schools are turning their backs on teaching the arts.


'Hothead' Sen. Kevin Parker Has Foes, Friends And A Familiar Rival

By Jarrett Murphy
Kevin Parker is a regular tabloid target over angry outbursts and allegedly violent conduct. But allies cite his progressive record. His opponent, meanwhile, is making his ninth try at office.


City Begins Gowanus Canal Cleanup

By Kelly Virella
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection reached its first milestone in its efforts to clean up the Gowanus Canal Monday, when it shut down for repairs the 100-year-old tunnel designed to aerate and deodorize the smelly, polluted waterway.


A Score Of Companies Could Share Bill For Gowanus Cleanup

By Kieran K. Meadows and Mike Reicher
The Brooklyn canal's Superfund designation has triggered a hunt for the corporations responsible for more than a century of pollution.
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