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New Study Shows Organic Farming Traps Carbon in Soil to Combat Climate Change

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09/12/2017

When it comes to mitigating the worst impacts of climate change, keeping excess carbon out of the atmosphere is the prime target for improving the health of our planet. One of the best ways to do that is thought to be locking more of that carbon...

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New York Developer Raises Fund for Affordable Housing

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09/12/2017

New York developer Jonathan F.P. Rose, founder and president of Jonathan Rose Cos. has raised a $233 million real-estate fund dedicated to affordable housing, the company’s largest such fund in a sector drawing more attention from investors.

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Opinion: Irma, Harvey and Sandy - We Need a Marshall Plan for Future Disasters Like These

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09/14/2017

... home state of New York in 2012, it dealt a severe blow to communities that were unprepared for a major flooding event ...

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Governor Cuomo Announces New Initiatives to Combat Addiction Across New York State

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09/14/2017

... suffering from substance use disorders in underserved communities throughout New York City and Long Island. The ...

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In Harlem, These Elders Devote Their Golden Years To Improving Local Schools

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09/18/2017

In the eve of her 92nd birthday, Lottie Raukx wasn’t going to let the aches of arthritis or numbness of neuropathy slow down her fight for Harlem’s public schools.

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New Data Shows Retirees Are on the Move, But Young Folks Are a Different Story

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09/20/2017

Americans aren’t moving. Or, rather, millennials aren’t.

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Opinion: Living The Mitchell-Lama Dream

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09/21/2017

Public housing was once the egalitarian dream of urban planners in post-war New York City, uniting people from all walks of life in a social experiment that prospered. Today, these developments are under attack from systematic neglect and deliberate...

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City to Overhaul 11 More Parks on Restoration Program As Its Cost Grows to $318 Million

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09/27/2017

Eleven more parks will be fixed up under a city program — and the initiative's cost has jumped by $33 million.

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Mellon Foundation Makes the Business Case for Humanities Education

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09/29/2017

Called the NH Humanities Collaborative, the effort is funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The grant is the first of its kind pairing a community college system with a flagship public university and it explicitly recognizes and supports the...

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Jewish Group Slams Mayor De Blasio’s Free School Lunch Plan for Not Offering Kosher Foods

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10/02/2017

Mayor de Blasio's free school lunch plan isn’t kosher — and that’s left many in the city’s Jewish community bellyaching about a program they want their kids to receive.

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Long-Held Political, Ethnic Rivalries Heating Up Fight Over Brooklyn Pfizer Site

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10/10/2017

... that borders Hasidic Jewish, Hispanic and African-American communities . On Tuesday, the City Council will hold what is ...

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A Green Bond Primer: Overview of a Rapidly Evolving Market

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10/10/2017

Responsible investment means incorporating environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors into investment decisions to generate sustainable returns and better manage risk.

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Ford Foundation Supports Progress on Impact Investing

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10/13/2017

Ford Foundation supports an experimental rating process aimed to hold large fund managers acuntable for delivering on wide range of impacts.

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More Training Needed to Fill New York’s ‘Middle Skill Jobs

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10/13/2017

It’s widely known that college graduates earn far more money over the professional careers than their peers who only have a high school diploma.

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The Simons Foundation Awards “Science Everywhere” Grants to Teachers

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11/03/2017

As part of a campaign to bring science and math outside the classroom, The Simons Foundation and Overdeck Family Foundation join forces to award five teachers $5,000 each for innovative projects.

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The J.M. Kaplan Fund Announces 2017 J.M.K. Innovation Prize Winners

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11/17/2017

Early this year, The J.M. Kaplan Fund put out a call to anyone in the United States with a promising solution to a social problem. The J.M. Kaplan Fund sought to identify and celebrate innovation in the fields of heritage conservation, social...

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Aetna Foundation Supports Anti-Bullying Campaign

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11/17/2017

... Campaign Aetna Foundation’s Cultivating Healthy Communities program has awarded SPOT 127, KJZZ’s Youth ...

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New NYSHealth Video: "Building a Healthier Brownsville"

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11/20/2017

... Brownsville" Brownsville, Brooklyn, is one of six communities that NYSHealth is supporting through its Healthy .....

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New York Women's Foundation Awards $1 Million for Resilience

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11/28/2017

The New York Women's Foundation has announced grants totaling $1 million to twenty-two grassroots organizations in New York City working to foster advocacy, leadership, and civic engagement.