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With an ambitious new resort in Atlantic City, struggling Indian casinos in New York and Connecticut, and a deal to bring table games to Queens, big wins and losses loom.VIDEO
Even though private contracts can invite corruption, whistleblowers are unprotected.
In Council District 39, voters chose to fund renovations at a needy South Park Slope elementary school. But they aren't the only ones who want to improve the school.VIDEO
The massive development project will be exempt from living wage requirements if a City Council bill passes.
In a Brooklyn building shared by four schools, some say a new charter is one too many.
Community leaders and urban planners discuss the expansion at a public panel at Municipal Art Society.VIDEO
The city's first attempt at a bike share program launches this summer -- without controversy.VIDEO
Will a system that allows New Yorkers to find out how far away the next bus is boost lagging ridership rates? MetroFocus looks at how successful similar programs have been in other cities.
VIDEOHe projects that 50-cent tolls for cyclists and East River bridge tolls could amount to $1.2 billion annually.
VIDEOLegislation to legalize medicinal cannabis is making strides in Connecticut. Meanwhile, New Jersey is plagued by NIMBY issues.VIDEO
