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GINIA BELLAFANTE
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Do Dining Sheds Still Make Sense?
They were crucial for restaurants and cooped-up New Yorkers during the pandemic. Now their usefulness is being debated.
Kids Buying Weed From Bodegas Wasn’t in the ‘Legal Weed’ Plan
The rollout of legal marijuana in New York has been a slow and laborious process. The corner stores aren’t waiting.
This Charity Fights Sex Trafficking. Bureaucracy Might Doom It.
GEMS is one of the most respected providers of aid to young victims of sexual exploitation. But New York City’s antiquated payment system is putting…
One Solution to the Housing Crisis: Just Make People Rich
A Brooklyn institution dating to the Civil Rights era has an ambitious, new plan to close the racial wealth gap.
Why New York City’s Best Won’t Be Enough to Solve the Migrant Crisis
The city has frantically sought to uphold its promise of shelter for all. But as more people arrive, services are being stretched past their capacity.
In Affordable Housing v. Parking Lot, a Judge Chooses the Lot
A recent court ruling put a stop on a high-rise planned for the South Street Seaport, pitting preservation against housing needs — again.
No One Is Coming for Your Gas Stove Anytime Soon
Switching from gas to electric stoves is seen as good for the environment — which has inspired a conservative backlash. But New York City’s prewar…
The Slow, Inevitable Death of Middle-Class Housing
Built with high ideals and architectural panache, New York’s stock of mid-20th-century apartment buildings is now threatened by greed and decay.
Must We Gentrify the Rest Stop?
McDonald’s is gone, and the Manhattanization of the New York State Thruway has begun. Prepare to Instagram your pit stop.
Rikers Has a Deadly Contraband Problem. Are Cargo Pants to Blame?
The notorious jail had its deadliest year in a decade, while the flow of narcotics and weapons into the complex continues.