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Rockefeller’s ‘Resilient Cities’ Noted in Article on Climate and Cities

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08/17/2017

... but also socially and economically. From Miami to New York, Houston to Oakland, the term "climate ... The idea: That coordinated efforts to redevelop or build new structures to withstand climate change...

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He Played the Long Game: David Rockefeller's Philanthropy and Legacy

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08/22/2017

... Rockefeller’s death on March 20, at the age of 101, the New York Times ran a full-page obituary about his life and ... passions—such as business, art, Maine, and New York City—philanthropy was one that he...

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Tree-Killing Beetles Spread into Northern U.S. Forests as Temperatures Rise

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08/29/2017

... fuel for wildfires as they kill the trees they infest. A new study shows the insects' range could reach Nova Scotia by ... range, which will allow them to multiply and spread into new territory quickly,...

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De Blasio Searches for Corrections Chief as Rikers Resurfaces

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08/30/2017

... Island, his administration appears no closer to finding a new corrections chief, with some critics worrying he will ... election. The mayor has been under pressure to find a new commissioner since May, when...

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Ordering Review of Statues Puts de Blasio in Tricky Spot

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08/31/2017

... of world leaders, only to be criticized for leaving New York hours after a police officer was murdered. Now he ... with questions about how far the review will go to cleanse New York of potentially offensive...

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Community Development

Trump Plans to Phase Out DACA, Administration Officials Say

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09/05/2017

... announced later today: The administration won't consider new applications for legal status dated after Sept. 5. If you ... But officials insist that even if Congress fails to enact new protection for the...

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Yes, It Can Be Done: A Philanthropist on Transforming Rural Communities Through the Arts

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09/06/2017

... Finn can relate. In 1998, the couple founded the Hunter, New York-based Catskill Mountain Foundation (CMF), an ... the Catskills region to improve facilities and to finance new programs to support the arts...

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Forecasting the Upcoming City Council Gender Imbalance

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09/11/2017

... Imbalance There are currently only 13 women in the 51-seat New York City Council, a troubling 25 percent. The number is ... ago. With the city’s quadrennial elections upon us, a new Council class will be...

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Prodded by Advocates, City Unveils District-Wide Integration Plan for Lower East Side

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09/13/2017

... District-Wide Integration Plan for Lower East Side The New York City education department on Tuesday revealed a plan ... who leads school integration efforts for the nonprofit New York Appleseed, adding that...

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With DSH Cuts Looming, Cuomo Must Decide How to Allot Fewer Dollars

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09/13/2017

... to decide how to apportion a much smaller pot of money. New York stands to lose $329 million in federal payments, ... for Medicare and Medicaid Services. That’s 16 percent of New York’s total allotment and the...

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De Blasio Fails To Give Public School Teachers Maternity Leave

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09/13/2017

... Fails To Give Public School Teachers Maternity Leave The New York City Department of Education (DOE) does not offer ... issue last week in calling for paid maternity leave for New York City schoolteachers. “...

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Amid Global Crises, UNGA Will Show Development Community Rising To The Challenges

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09/18/2017

... Challenges President Donald Trump's twin appearances in New York this week — chairing a session on U.N. reform ... stepping up in a time of trouble. Friday I went to see the new and outspoken U.N. Deputy...

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International/Foreign Affairs

Long Delays Cloud Police Department Disciplinary Trials

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09/19/2017

... Cloud Police Department Disciplinary Trials When the New York City police officer who tackled the former tennis ... Mr. Blake said he has canceled three plane tickets to New York because of trial delays and...

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Bloomberg Among Top Donors Who Give Largest Share of Wealth to Charity

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09/19/2017

... among the 10 richest people in America, according to new analysis by The Chronicle of Philanthropy. Out of those ... most of their wealth to charity. Meanwhile, former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg comes in...

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Hometown Hope: How Amazon is Paying Attention to Homelessness in Seattle and Beyond

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09/20/2017

... Amazon’s real estate and facilities VP, to the New York Times after an announcement this spring that the ... people roughing it in the streets, funders are looking to new methods—like permanent supportive...

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Making Kids Into “Makers”

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09/22/2017

Making Kids Into “Makers” The new annual Inventor’s Challenge prompts children to develop ... how their work could help those around them. But a new program is encouraging them to do so outside of school. ...

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Opinion: How Parks Lose Their Playfulness

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09/25/2017

... ago, the Hudson River Park Trust floated an idea for a new island. Called Pier 55, it was to be a ... manning those bridges. Extraordinary philanthropy, in our new Gilded Age, is extraordinarily praiseworthy...

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Community Development

Commentary from The Century Foundation: Women’s Underrepresentation in Politics: No, It’s Not Just an Ambition Gap

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09/25/2017

... No, It’s Not Just an Ambition Gap Last week, the New York Times Editorial Board ran an editorial discussing ... lamented declining numbers of women council members in the New York City Council and the...

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Opinion: Construction Safety Bill Would Hurt Minority Workers

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09/26/2017

... construction leaders and advocacy groups like the NAACP New York State and One Hundred Black Men of New York to send that message to the City Council. It is ...

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Workforce Development

Name-Dropping: Donors Get Tired. Models Do, Too

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09/28/2017

... lapsed donor file, and mailed a six-figure quantity of the new selection of names. While the actual criteria of the new selects is part of the ADA’s secret sauce, chances are ...

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