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** Inwood Community Groups Head to Court in Lawsuit Challenging Rezoning ([link removed])
Parent Leaders Blame Rising Rents, Charters for Bushwick’s Shrinking Schools ([link removed])
Republicans Have Hit Rock Bottom in NYC. Time to Rebuild, or Start Drilling? ([link removed])
A Primer on the Democratic Presidential Candidates’ Housing Plans ([link removed])
Hundreds of NYCHA Evictions Raise Questions About Process ([link removed])
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** Inwood Community Groups Head to Court in Lawsuit Challenging Neighborhood Rezoning
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The lawsuit argues the city’s environmental review process for the rezoning failed to examine how it would impact the socio-economic demographics of the Inwood community, including race, income and language.
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** Parent Leaders Blame Rising Rents, Growing Charters for Bushwick’s Shrinking Schools
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Over the last five school years, District 32’s total enrollment has dropped 21 percent. The School Construction Authority’s projections have District 32 shrinking by nearly half over the next decade.
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** Republicans Have Hit Rock Bottom in NYC. Time to Rebuild, or Start Drilling?
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Councilman and public advocate candidate Joe Borelli joins WBAI’s Max & Murphy Show to map the GOP’s road to renewed relevance.
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** A Primer on the Democratic Presidential Candidates’ Housing Plans
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Four from the large field of Democratic challengers have released very detailed proposals. Others have talked more broadly about the need for a national housing strategy.
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** Hundreds of NYCHA Evictions Raise Questions About Process
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The cash-strapped authority needs to collect rent. But there are concerns about lagging repairs, vulnerable tenants and a new program that’s spurred a spike in evictions.
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** The City Needs to Hit Pause on Childcare Policy
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‘As a group, we do not believe the DOE’s plan for Family Child Care Networks can be successfully rolled out unless critical issues are addressed.’
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** NYC Must Act Now to Safeguard Children When Their Parent is Arrested
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The national uproar to the recent ICE raids in Mississippi cast a bright light on an issue that stretches well beyond immigration: the practice of arresting parents without adequate regard for the well-being of their children.
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