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- 2020 Democrats Address Poverty and Systemic Racism at Presidential Forum June 18, 2019Nine candidates for the Democratic nomination spoke at an event in Washington convened by the Poor People’s Campaign, designed to put a spotlight on poverty.
- A New Trump Battleground: Defining Human Rights June 18, 2019The State Department says the nation has departed from its founding principles, but won’t say how. Some fear a rollback of rights.
- Remember That the Prosecution of the Central Park Five Failed Women, Too June 18, 2019Convicting rapists is a feminist goal. But so is resisting the excesses of law enforcement.
- Is the Religious Right Privileged? June 18, 2019The history of race and religion under liberalism is a tangle, not just a morality play.
- Stop Sneering at Bill de Blasio June 18, 2019He shouldn’t run for president, but he’s been a good mayor.
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- From the Forum: Why Is My Electrical Bill So High in My New Apartment? June 17, 2019A reader has moved to a new apartment and the electricity bill for the new unit is more than double the old one. Yet most of the appliances are the same. What could be the culprit? Please chime in with your advice. Related Stories Get Advice on Home Renovation and All… Read More > The […]
- Ditmas Park West Edwardian With Garage, Porch, Windows All Around Asks $1.795 Million June 17, 2019In Ditmas Park West, this circa 1917 standalone wood-frame house looks extremely spacious and has a garage and driveway, not to mention a porch and original details. It also looks to be in very good condition, at least in the photos. The house at 484 Rugby Road preserves lots of original… Read More > The […]
- Daily Links: Weeksville Becomes First Black City-Funded Cultural Institution in Brooklyn June 17, 2019In the News Montague Street’s Empty Storefront Crisis [NYT] A Williamsburg Drag Show Celebrates Arab Queens [NYT] Weeksville First Black City-Funded Cultural Institution in Brooklyn [Eagle] City Task Force to Take Fresh Look at Feared Foreclosure Program [The City] City Pressing Ahead With Willoughby Square Amid Legal Challenge [Crain’s] BAM Staffers Vote to Unionize [Bklyner] […]
- From Nourishing the Soul to Feeding the Appetite: The Former Pilgrim Chapel of Carroll Gardens June 17, 2019Editor’s note: This story is an update of one that ran in 2011. Read the original here. I love a good architectural mystery, and I hate bad repurposing of a great building, and here we have a case of both. The Pilgrim Chapel began as the Columbia Mission, organized as early… Read More > The […]
- ‘Affordable’ Housing Lottery Opens in Bushwick, Starting at $1,885 a Month for a Studio June 17, 2019An affordable housing lottery has opened for 10 newly constructed units in a nine-story building at 1127 Willoughby Avenue in Bushwick, called the Gloria Willoughby Apartments. Of the affordable apartments, there is one studio, four one-bedroom units and five two-bedroom units. Monthly rents start at $1,885 and top out at $2,436. The… Read More > […]
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