via Crain's New York Business
Hard Numbers Behind Soft Job Market
Depending on who’s asking, when they’re asking and what they’re asking, New…
Author: Michael Reicher
FBI Was Clueless on "Deep Throat"
The FBI apparently had no clue that the agency's second in command during the Watergate scandal – Mark Felt – was the tipster nicknamed Deep Throat, newly released documents show.
via 219 Magazine
Big Stink Over Gowanus’ Future
The feds are eying using Superfund money to clean up the Gowanus Canal. But opponents – including City Hall – say the Superfund process would take too long and could prevent redevelopment along the canal’s banks.
CD 16: Isolated in Public Housing
Zhu Xuerong longs to bring her young children from China to America – but not to Brownsville, where she is among a small number of Asian immigrants living in the Van Dyke Houses.
Q&A: Public Housing Primer
Obtaining public housing in New York City is extremely difficult for citize…
via City Limits
Cafes Try to Make the Health Grade
Some mom-and-pop restaurateurs fear their businesses will be hurt by a city plan to post health inspection grades.
via The Queens Courier
Citizen Crimefighter Plays "John"
Queens activist Rafael "Ralph" Moreno said he has posed as a customer to help cops crack down on prostitution in Jackson Heights.
via City Limits
Taking a New Look at NIMBY
Before their potential new neighbors ever arrived, some tenants at the Asto…