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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.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg presented his preliminary budget for 2013 in February. Cuts to youth services have advocates and elected representatives up in arms. Photo by Edward Reed.
Georgia Kral  |  May 2, 2012 4:00 AM | Updated: May 3, 2012 4:20PM | 1 Comment
Cuts to city-subsidized child care slots and after-school programs have advocates and elected officials up in arms.VIDEO
Hacker students often work in pairs or teams to write programs and fix bugs. Every Monday, the school goes out for dinner in the city to keep social morale intact. @daniellesucher and @workmajj
Sarah Berson  |  May 2, 2012 4:00 AM | Comments
A training school and an online marketplace for handmade goods seeks to add diversity to computer engineering and design.
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Christina Knight  |  May 1, 2012 2:35 PM | Comments
A view of One World Trade Center rising comes courtesy of a tech company with international reach, based seven miles away in Hackensack, NJ.VIDEO
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Philissa Cramer for Gotham Schools  |  May 1, 2012 1:44 PM | Comments
Members are from the highest levels of state government, the state and city university systems and nonprofit organizations.
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Perry Santanachote for NYC-ARTS  |  May 1, 2012 11:25 AM | Comments
The author of "The Russian Debutante’s Handbook" and "Absurdistan" closes the PEN World Voices Festival with a pop culture quiz for Salman Rushdie.
Luc Sante. Photo by Evan Sung.
Perry Santanchote for NYC-ARTS  |  May 1, 2012 4:00 AM | Comments
Though Luc Sante grew up in New Jersey and New York City, the Belgium-born author and PEN World Voices Festival panelist has never stopped feeling like an outsider.
Lila Azam Zanganeh. Photo by Hank Gans.
Perry Santanachote for NYC-ARTS  |  April 30, 2012 4:00 AM | Comments
The Parisian writer discovered writing and her love of Nabokov in New York. The critically acclaimed writer is part of a free PEN World Voices Festival lunch talk.
This diligent composter made a list for easy reference. Those are some happy worms! flickr/katesheets
Sarah Berson  |  April 27, 2012 4:00 AM | 1 Comment
Find ways to save energy, and some money, by introducing eco-friendly ways of living into your home.
Loosecubes' users can share office space in the company's headquarters in Dumbo, Brooklyn. The company, which connects people in need of space to those who have it, was one of TimeInc.'s top 10 NYC startups to watch in 2012.
John Farley  |  April 27, 2012 4:00 AM | Comments
Time Inc. has released its second annual list of top start-ups in NYC. Their diverse offerings range from free online coding lessons to ways to create one's own custom beauty product.VIDEO
Mobile DevCamp brings technology enthusiasts together to create new applications and software. This year's conference will focus on developing new functions for cloud technology. Photo by Gillis Cone.
Doris Martinez  |  April 27, 2012 4:00 AM | Comments
Cloud computing is projected to create 60,000 jobs in New York in 2012 and a hackathon weekend lets developers play with cloud technology.VIDEO
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