Target Corporation Supports Water Harvesting Cistern to Transform Blighted Properties
Release Date:
03/29/2017
... continues to innovate to uplift its North End Detroit neighborhood with agricultural concepts that transform ...
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Bloomberg Philanthropies: Six Things Cities Need to Know About the Future of Autonomous Vehicles
Release Date:
05/08/2017
... and CNN says we’ve reached “a tipping point for excitement in self-driving cars.” But too much ... automobile a century ago. That’s why it’s so important for cities to start leading the shift to AVs now. And...
Century Foundation Fellow Argues for an "Economic Fair Housing Act" to Combat Racial Zoning
Release Date:
08/04/2017
Century Foundation Fellow Argues for an "Economic Fair Housing Act" to Combat Racial Zoning ... zoning that banned apartment buildings in areas designated for single-family homes, often adding minimum...
Leon Levy Foundation Funds Civil War Brooklyn Historical Research via the BAM Online Archive
Release Date:
08/14/2017
... Research via the BAM Online Archive It is always a cause for celebration when new archival history resources go online — especially for the enthusiastic digger of sometimes obscure history. ... of BAM...
Rockefeller’s ‘Resilient Cities’ Noted in Article on Climate and Cities
Release Date:
08/17/2017
... equipment yards and aging corner stores that dot the neighborhood . Tassafaronga Village, a six-year-old, $52.8 ... structures to withstand climate change also open the door for real estate speculation that...
Is Rezoning In East Harlem A Trojan Horse For Gentrification?
Release Date:
08/30/2017
Is Rezoning In East Harlem A Trojan Horse For Gentrification? A fence in East Harlem gets a facelift ... which formed in 2015. They have painted Aztec symbols, for example, and a piece devoted to women’s rights on...
Opinion: The Risky Consequences Of Inclusionary Housing At Brooklyn’s Pfizer Site
Release Date:
09/19/2017
... to set aside a certain percentage of affordable housing for low and moderate income New Yorkers. That’s the ... Stuyvesant. If approved, the proposed rezoning will allow for 1,146 apartments, 25 percent of...
As Global Obesity Rises, Teasing Apart Its Causes Grows Harder
Release Date:
09/19/2017
... health and eating habits is always going to be tricky for a reporter, but in some contexts it’s easier than others — say, at a program for overweight children, or an obesity clinic, two places ... in the...
After School Stabbing, Parents Ask: Where Were Metal Detectors?
Release Date:
09/28/2017
... a mother who hurried to the building in the West Farms neighborhood to retrieve her two elementary-school-aged ...
The New York Community Trust Awards $9.9 Million in Grants to 53 Nonprofits
Release Date:
04/14/2021
... “The coronavirus pandemic not only created new needs for New Yorkers, but it also brought longstanding inequities ...
Bloomberg Philanthropies Commits $45 Million for City Halls to Tackle Urban Issues
Release Date:
08/20/2014
Bloomberg Philanthropies Commits $45 Million for City Halls to Tackle Urban Issues Bloomberg ... Bloomberg Philanthropies Commits $45 Million for City Halls to Tackle Urban Issues ...
Commonwealth Fund Supported Study on Task-Shifting from Physicians to Nurses in Europe, U.S., Other Countries
Release Date:
10/27/2015
... U.S. Faced with physician shortages, long wait times for patients, and high costs, health systems around the world ... by physicians to nurses with advanced training. For a study published in Health Policy,...
Peterson Center on Healthcare Supports New Initiative to Forecast Trends in U.S. Healthcare Spending
Release Date:
04/19/2016
... led by the University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), will add scenario ...
Commonwealth Fund Reports Detail Impacts of Clinton and Trump Health Reform Proposals
Release Date:
09/23/2016
... number. The analyses also show lower out-of-pocket costs for consumers under the Clinton plan and higher out-of-pocket ...
Regional Plan Association Wins Grant From Doris Duke Charitable Foundation to Study Climate's Impact on Wetlands
Release Date:
04/19/2017
... region. The study, “New Coastline: Ensuring Pathways for Tidal Wetland Migration in the New York Region,” will ... changes to coastal wetlands, identify critical areas for wetland migration and recommend...
Darren Walker Writes on Lessons Learned from Rikers Island
Release Date:
05/15/2017
... crisis presents. While it seems that federal momentum for reform has slowed—if not reversed, as of late—it’s ... criminal-justice system, and may also offer a model for how it can be righted. . . Darren Walker...
Simons Early Career Investigator in Marine Microbial Ecology and Evolution Awards Accepting Applications
Release Date:
09/11/2017
... The Simons Foundation is now accepting applications for its Simons Early Career Investigator in Marine Microbial Ecology and Evolution Awards. The deadline for receipt of letters of intent (LOI) is November 6...
Gov. Andrew Cuomo Joins Jim and Marilyn Simons to Dedicate Flatiron Institute
Release Date:
09/14/2017
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo joined Simons Foundation co-founders Jim and Marilyn Simons to dedicate the foundation’s new Flatiron Institute, an intramural research division of the Simons Foundation that tackles big datasets — and big scientific...
A Baseline for Success: Creating Sustainable PPPs
Release Date:
09/22/2017
A Baseline for Success: Creating Sustainable PPPs To develop and sustain ... metrics, establishing a baseline, and developing a process for continuous monitoring helps PPPs determine what ... or implement an exit...
Ford Foundation's Darren Walker, One of Rolling Stones 25 People Shaping the Future
Release Date:
11/22/2017
Under the leadership of Darren Walker, the Ford Foundation is taking a different tack.