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NY Corruption Scandals Raise Questions About Transparency and Reform

Two separate cases involving bribery and corruption resulted in arrests of politicians.

Photo courtesy of the Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance
John Farley  |  July 9, 2012 4:00 AM | 1 Comment
On City of Water Day, the Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance will reintroduce New York to its lifeblood.
A cyclist cruises down a New York City bike lane. Both houses of Congress passed a new transportation bill on Friday, which, according to the organization America Bikes, could reduce bike and pedestrian funding by 60 to 70 percent. Flickr/CarlosPacheco
John Farley  |  July 3, 2012 4:00 AM | Comments
The bill, passed at the last minute in Congress, received both sighs of relief and strong negative reactions from law makers and transit advocates.
Verdant Power's Free Flow System Turbine. Photo courtesy of Verdant Power, Inc.
Esha Ray  |  July 3, 2012 4:00 AM | Updated: July 16, 2012 | 2 Comments
New York City is booming with social media start-ups, but as we face some of the highest spending on energy in the country, who's working in clean tech?
The Nissan NV200, aka the Taxi of Tomorrow, has disability rights advocates protesting its inaccessibility. AP/ Richard Drew.
Georgia Kral  |  July 3, 2012 4:00 AM | 1 Comment
Disability rights advocates suffered a defeat last week, but are already gearing up for a comeback.
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Menglin Huang  |  July 3, 2012 4:00 AM | Comments
A gift from the people of France, the Statue of Liberty was not immediately embraced by Americans for either its aesthetics or ideals.
Council chambers at City Hall. City Council caucuses will be pushing their priority issues in the coming months for the 2011-2012 legislative year. Flickr/ambersandyslexyia
Cristian Salazar and David Howard King for Gotham Gazette  |  July 2, 2012 12:14 PM | Comments
Take a closer look at how much your City Council member received in discretionary funding.
Clara Hemphill, founding editor of Insideschools.org. Photo by Kasia Broussalian.
Lindsay Armstrong  |  June 29, 2012 4:00 AM | Comments
Inside Stats was designed to help the many parents and students who say they're confused by the DOE's school directory.
The new DOT sponsored bike share program hits NYC in Summer, 2012. The bikes will each be enabled with GPS tracking. Photo courtesy of NYC DOT.
Georgia Kral  |  June 29, 2012 4:00 AM | 1 Comment
7,000 more bikes will be on the streets in the coming weeks. Do you know the rules of the road?VIDEO
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Lindsay Armstrong  |  June 28, 2012 4:00 AM | Comments

Seth Pinsky discusses the rise of the tech sector in New York City’s economy and how the city can make sure that this tech boom is a stable one.

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John Farley  |  June 28, 2012 4:00 AM | 2 Comments
The city's rising tech stars discuss their predictions for how the scene will grow, how they got to where they are today and their advice for people hoping to enter the industry.
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