via NPR's The Salt
Community Gardeners and Developers Seek Common Space
In communities where both housing and fresh food are needed, the fight over vacant land is prompting policy reform — and tense collaboration between builders and planters.
Topic: Business
via BKLYNER
Booted Food Co-Op Battles for Rebirth
Leaders of the Greene Hill Food Co-op in Brooklyn are raising funds and looking for a new space after losing the lease on their longtime Clinton Hill home.
via The Village Voice
Some Take Dim View of the Dyker Lights
Some Dyker Heights residents complain the police are doing little to control large, unruly crowds drawn by the neighborhood's traditionally elaborate holiday displays.
via Brooklyn Reporter
New Smoking Regulations Target Hookah Use
New hookah bars would not be allowed to open, and existing bars would not be allowed to move or expand, under a measure passed by the City Council.
via Crain's New York Business
City Races to Deliver Amazon Deal
Local officials are vying to sell the commerce giant on bringing its second headquarters – and 50,000 jobs – to New York.
via CUNY TV
Immigration Today: New York City Stories
As a fierce debate over immigration roils the nation, our reporters show some of the local faces behind the statistics.
via CityLab Latino and CityLab
SPECIAL REPORT: The Shadow Banks of the Barrio
Our team examines the shadowy world of "prestamistas" – an informal network of unregulated loan operators serving as the bank of last resort for many Latino immigrants. (Leer en Español)
SPECIAL REPORT: Unauthorized
A look at immigration as the nation struggles with its identity.