via DNAInfo.com
Con Ed’s Parking Placeholders
The utility pays outsourced workers millions annually to stand in the street.
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Rich Playground, Poor Playground
Our special report examines how neighborhood disparities are reflected in city parks.
via New York Daily News
Street Vendors Told to Hit Road
Legal peddlers in Sunnyside charge they're being unfairly targeted.
via New York Daily News
Meals on Wheels for Homeless
Construction worker Carlos Vargas started a mobile food pantry that feeds up to 150 people a week in the Bronx and Manhattan.
Childcare Numbers Don’t Add Up
The city’s Early Learn program doesn't have enough slots for eligible children – yet thousands of seats go unfilled.
A Cronut as Sweet By Any Name
The creators of the Cronut are scrambling to protect its name, while imitators come up with monikers of their own, like "Doughssants" and "Kronies."
via Home Reporter
Making Ocean Parkway Safer
Authorities are working to improve pedestrian safety along the busy Brooklyn thoroughfare.
via Brooklyn Bureau
Vito Lopez’s Complex Legacy
Some call him a hero, other call him a villain. But the disgraced former political powerhouse changed the face of Bushwick.