Reading List
The most recent articles from a list of feeds I subscribe to.
Bushwick Farm Padlocked Amid Migrant Crisis, Fines and Fed-Up Owner
After 15 years, volunteers at a Bushwick farm found themselves locked out of the green space that has fed thousands over the years, and lately became a temporary home for asylum seekers. The property owner told them he doesn’t want “any headaches” — and now, the gardeners are hoping the city will move to make […]
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Mamdani Budget Director Pins Blame for Fiscal Mess on Adams
New York City’s budget director testified Wednesday in front of the City Council about the city’s $5.4 billion budget deficit and faced questions on a proposal to raid the city’s “rainy day” fund — which has never been done before. Speaker Julie Menin said the Council was “deeply concerned” about the mayor’s plan to take […]
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NYU Faculty Union Reaches Agreement to End Strike
New York University reached a tentative agreement with the union representing approximately 950 non-tenure track faculty on raises, better job security and more, the union and the university announced Wednesday morning, putting an end to a strike that began on Monday as students returned to campus from spring break. Striking faculty returned to work Wednesday […]
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Why 24 Seniors Are Holding Up NYCHA’s $1.2B Plan to Demolish and Rebuild Chelsea Complex
The $1.2 billion reconstruction of NYCHA’s Fulton, Elliott and Chelsea Houses has been touted as a win-win-win. Eighteen mid-sized NYCHA buildings that are in need of serious upgrades will be demolished and replaced with six taller towers. Each of the 2,056 residents now living in these developments will be guaranteed a spot in the new […]
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Once a Sweatshop, Now a Lab for Life: Studying Inside the Triangle Shirtwaist Site
Inside a building in Greenwich Village, NYU Ph.D. and postdoctoral students follow a familiar routine. They take the elevator to a laboratory on the top floor, where they sit for hours perched over glass slides and microscopes, observing fruit fly cells and ant brains. They’re studying aging and brain development in social insects to understand […]
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