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Preserving Affordability in the Bronx
This building on Webb Avenue is one of several recently bought by the nonprofit Fordham Bedford Housing Corporation through a $23 million loan that represents the first major preservation agreement by the New York City Acquisition Fund. The Fund is a $230 million initiative to build and preserve 30,000 units of affordable housing over the next 10 years. Photo by Jarrett Murphy
Blackout Insurance:
Solar City Rooftops

Last week's brief electricity loss spotlights the stiff energy demands on Con Ed. The company's load could be lightened - but that would require a few changes to its business plan. By David Giles >
Leaving Rikers
Without A Plan

A years-long effort to help mentally ill prisoners after jail still comes up short. By Anna Phillips >
Parades and Power:
The Boricuan Odyssey

This new book traces the sources of Puerto Rican striving and setbacks in New York and elsewhere. By Bienvenido Ruiz >

MORE NEWS

Still Working On It:
Job Training in NYC
A survey of the Bloomberg administration's workforce development initiatives finds significant strides - and unmet needs.
By David Jason Fischer >

WILLETS POINT TO CITY:
SLOW DOWN AND LISTEN
Business owners try to apply the brakes before their thriving zone of auto body shops is redeveloped off the map.
By David Giles >

FOSTER TEENS GRAB REINS
OF PLANS FOR THEIR LIVES
A group of young people says more of their own participation would improve the process of finding them permanent homes.
By Eileen Markey >

Low-Wage Work Can Be
Nasty, Brutish, Ignored
In 21st-century America, there are far more workers, but less labor law enforcement. A new report tells the tale.
By Tracie McMillan >

Redrawing the 421-A Formula
For Tax Breaks and Housing
Developers will still get tax breaks for building housing in NYC, but with more strings attached.
By Jillian Jonas >

CITY CONVERSATIONS

The Housing Problem: Political Priority No. 1
Residents fed up with the affordable housing shortage should become single-issue voters, say two leading activists.

The Housing Problem: New Ideas For Progress
The city has got to increase the supply of affordable housing, in addition to rethinking the suppliers and the market itself, says a policy expert.

Of Rehab and Reintegration: Or, How to Lead Life Post-Prison
Some of the country's top experts on "re-entry" share their thoughts on success for those who have served their time.

Working for NYC's Youngest: Child Care at a Turning Point
Pros in this critical field came together recently to discuss better serving children and families by knitting together the city's disparate services.

The State of Whose City?: Six Ways to Hear a Speech
Leaders in a variety of endeavors give Mayor Michael Bloomberg both kudos and criticism for the substance of his State of the City speech last week.

more City Conversations >
IN THE NEWS

Building Code Gets Council OK
The first major building code overhaul since 1968 is approved to go into effect in 2009.
Daily News

The Second Battle of Bushwick
After years of fighting a poor reputation, Bushwick is now fighting luxury housing.
Village Voice
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AROUND THE WEB

Union Square Arts Awards
Ten local arts organizations honored for building community and promoting social change.

The Health Care Blog
"Everything you wanted to know about health care but were afraid to ask."
more >

CENTER FOR AN URBAN FUTURE

Summer Help
The city's Summer Youth Employment Program isn't helping anywhere near the number of teens who could use job assistance.

Staten Island 2020
How NYC's fastest-growing borough can meet its economic and infrastructure challenges to reach new heights.
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