Opinion: The Risky Consequences Of Inclusionary Housing At Brooklyn’s Pfizer Site
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09/19/2017
The power to zone is a key mechanism New York City has to leverage private financial resources when building much needed affordable housing.
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New Push to Replace Obamacare Reflects High Stakes For Republicans
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09/19/2017
A final GOP effort to dismantle the Affordable Care Act burst into view this week in the Senate, where leaders began pressuring rank-and-file Republicans with the hope of voting on the package by the end of the month.
Trump Administration Rejects Study Showing Positive Impact of Refugees
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09/19/2017
Trump administration officials, under pressure from the White House to provide a rationale for reducing the number of refugees allowed into the United States next year, rejected a study by the Department of Health and Human Services that found that...
Williamson Foundation’s Caroline Williamson Interviewed on Adaptive Leadership
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09/19/2017
A conversation with Williamson Foundation's ED Caroline Williams explores how the foundation uses adaptive leadership, the framework developed by Dr. Ronald Heifetz and colleagues at Harvard’s Kennedy School, as a form of reflective practice.
Some NYC K-12 Schools Cross $50,000-a-Year Mark
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09/19/2017
Five years ago, parents gulped when the price for attending some private K-12 schools in New York City hit $40,000 a year.
City Council Examines Effectiveness of Domestic Violence Courts
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09/19/2017
The City Council’s Courts and Legal Services Committee held an oversight hearing on Monday dedicated to New York’s Integrated Domestic Violence Courts, a program designed to increase accountability and responsiveness to domestic violence victims in...
Macquarie Group and Its Employees Donate $100,000 To Hurricane Harvey Relief Efforts
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09/19/2017
Macquarie Group Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Macquarie Group, announced a $100,000 donation to the American Red Cross to aid in immediate relief efforts for Hurricane Harvey.
Xanax Or Zoloft For Moms-To-Be: A New Study Assesses Safety
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09/19/2017
Studies completed decades ago suggested a risk of birth defects from these drugs, but data from more recent studies have shown no clear evidence of an increase. There are remaining questions, researchers say, about whether prenatal exposure to the...
Opinion: Libraries Can Be More Than Just Books
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09/19/2017
For all of Sunset Park’s celebrated taquerias, dim sum parlors and picturesque piers, the most popular destination in that neighborhood might just be the local branch of the Brooklyn Public Library. Despite its squat concrete frame and fluorescent...
As U.N. Gathers, De Blasio Urges Fellow Mayors to Fight Trump on Climate, Immigration
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09/19/2017
As the United Nations General Assembly got underway in New York City on Monday, Mayor Bill de Blasio crisscrossed Manhattan speaking at two events highlighting the issues of climate change and immigration, taking both opportunities to criticize...
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