The infusion of millions of dollars in federal funding has helped draw people to Lower Manhattan, fueling a surge in population.
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Passaic Street site scheduled for a facelift
The Hackensack planning board has approved 458 Passaic Street, a former car dealership that sat as an abandoned lot for years.
Read the rest of this entry »Gowanus: A neighborhood up for grabs
Gowanus was the only neighborhood that remained untouched because of the polluted canal.
Read the rest of this entry »Crotona Park East and West Farms to get facelift
Twenty percent of the new development area will be reserved for affordable housing, according to the group’s proposal.
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Taking a close look at Hackensack, N.J., downtown business district and the plans to revitalize the area.
Read the rest of this entry »Harlem artist, neighborhood work to preserve murals
Many Harlem residents consider these gates a part of the neighborhood’s history.
Read the rest of this entry »Theater festival spurs business during summer doldrums
The wide reach of the festival also brings actors and crewmembers from around the world to the theater district.
Read the rest of this entry »Garment District struggles to find a way forward
The skilled labor force that once filled the garment factories of this Midtown district have been declining in numbers for decades through attrition and overseas outsourcing.
Read the rest of this entry »A Greenpoint home food business flies below the radar
Growing numbers of amateur cooks sell from home but violate health codes.
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