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This week, we published an in-depth story about freight transportation in New York City -- how truck traffic impacts neighborhoods, and what the city could potentially do to minimize that impact.
This piece was produced by summer interns taking part the City Limits Accountability Reporting Initiative for Youth, our internship program for aspiring young journalists, who spent four weeks interviewing experts, lawmakers and other stakeholders while learning the ins and outs of news writing.
City Limits is currently accepting applications for the fall semester of CLARIFY, which is open to New York City high school students of all learning levels.
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Top stories this week:
No Easy Answers as NYC Searches for Better Ways to Get Freight into a Crowded City ([link removed])
Many Reasons Drive City’s Storefront Vacancies, Report Says ([link removed])
Advocates for Aging Prisoners Look to Force a Debate on Parole ([link removed])
New Sports, More Players and Limited Space are a Challenge to NYC Parks ([link removed])
30 Years Later, David Dinkins and Tom Robbins Discuss the Historic 1989 Campaign ([link removed])
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** No Easy Answers as NYC Searches for Better Ways to Get Freight into a Crowded City
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Minimizing the negative effects of truck traffic is no easy task, experts say, as the movement of goods is integral to the city’s economy, and is compounded by the rise of home-delivery services like Amazon Prime and FreshDirect.
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** Many Reasons Drive City’s Storefront Vacancies, Report Says
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A Department of City Planning report that examined 24 commercial neighborhoods across the five boroughs found a small increase in storefront vacancies over the last decade — but says the uptick cannot be blamed on rising rents alone.
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** Advocates for Aging Prisoners Look to Force a Debate on Parole
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Opposition from police unions and lukewarm support from Democrats doomed efforts to ease the path to parole for aging prisoners this year. But supporters say they intend to keep pushing for a conversation about violence, rehabilitation and safety.
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** New Sports, More Players and Limited Space are a Challenge to NYC Parks
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In 2017, the city’s Parks Department issued 8,100 athletic permits for 877,000 hours of athletic time on DPR’s 800 ballfields—satisfying most but nowhere near all the demand for space. There are indications that pressures around parks permits are increasing.
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** Max & Murphy
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** 30 Years Later, David Dinkins and Tom Robbins Discuss the Historic 1989 Campaign
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The Max & Murphy Show spoke with the former mayor and the veteran journalist about the race, Dinkins’ mayoralty and the legacy of New York’s first (and so far only) chief executive of color.
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** In Bushwick Rezoning, City Should Implement Community’s Own Plan
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Councilmember Rafael Espinal and and Antonio Reynoso: ‘Bushwick provides an opportunity for the de Blasio administration to renew its commitment to community planning, demonstrate how zoning can be used to protect a neighborhood from gentrification instead of catalyzing it, and affirm the importance of local voices.’
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** Finding New Ways to Help the City’s Small Business Owners
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‘More than ever, there are new opportunities for small businesses to start, operate and grow.’
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** Project Manager, Affordable Housing
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With community residents leading the way, the mission of Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation is to build a strong, sustainable Cypress Hills/East New York, where youth and adults achieve educational and economic success, secure healthy and affordable housing, and develop leadership skills to transform their lives and community.
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West Harlem Group Assistance, Inc. (WHGA), a community based development corporation, was established more than 30 years ago to revitalize the under-invested West and Central Harlem communities - riddled with dilapidated and abandoned buildings.
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