NYCity Snapshot: How Can the New Mayor Help You?
Our reporters asked scores of New Yorkers: What is one thing the next mayor can do to make your life better? The answers proved as diverse as the city itself.
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A Big Race on the Sidelines
The nearly 40,000 runners at the ING New York City Marathon got plenty of help from the crowd.
via Mott Haven Herald
Following the City Trash Trail
Check out our interactive graphics, which detail the impact of garbage in New York.
Picturing Girl Power Via School
As part of United Nations campaign to promote education for young women, girls from Egypt, Nepal, Burkina Faso and the U.S. erased a billboard-sized image of girls in factories – and revealed a more positive image of girls in school.
A Welcome Mat for Homeowners
SWEET HOME: The CityLift program helped 133 families become first time homeowners in the Bronx, where less than one out of every five families owns a home.
via Voices of NY
Real Estate PAC Lands Some Wins
Jobs for New York, a group funded by major real estate companies, backed 23 City Council candidates in the Democratic primary. More than three-quarters of the PAC's candidates won.
The Bloomberg Legacy
At the helm nearly a dozen years, Mayor Michael Bloomberg has put his distinctive stamp on New York City. We look at ways he's influenced our lives.
via The Nabe
Two Fort Greenes
Fort Greene and Clinton Hill are long past the tipping point of gentrification. But even as real estate prices have soared, some residents continue to languish in poverty.