Gotham Gazette's Games Honored
GothamGazette.com is among 30 winners of a special competition for online journalism and community building projects, chosen from more than 1,600 applicants. With the support of the Knight Foundation, Gotham Gazette will develop new online games over the next two years, allowing readers to make policy on key issues facing New York City. To see past games, visit the archive. To make suggestions for future games, visit the online forum.

Another Traffic Plan
Mayor Michael Bloomberg yesterday announced a plan aimed at reducing congestion by preventing drivers from blocking intersections as traffic lights change. Under the proposal, blocking an intersection would be reclassified as a nonmoving violation to simplify issuing tickets. The city will also add 117 enforcement agents to direct traffic at busy intersections, the mayor said. The plan needs approval from Albany. For details, go to City Hall News

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Grading Neighborhood Parks 2007 (Gotham Gazette)

Parks Links In The News (Gotham Gazette)

Today's Report...
Homeless and Vacant Buildings
The number of empty housing units in abandoned buildings exceeds the number of homeless households in shelter and on the street, according to this report from from the group Picture the Homeless and Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer. The survey found 24,000 potential apartments could be developed for homeless individuals.

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