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How a “green energy hub” may connect LIC and Roosevelt Island with a new walking bridge
A new walking bridge will connect Roosevelt Island with Long Island City, if plans work out. A “green energy hub” links up with a pedestrians
How Two Incidents in One Day Show Why RIOC Must Change Now
RIOC must change now. We’ve said it before, and a fresh pair of incidents prove why. But will Governor do something or leave the inept patroon in place at 591 Main?
How the Pandemic Is Speeding Up Job Automation for Struggling New Yorkers
Greg David, THE CITY This article was originally publishedon Mar 30 at 8:39pm EDTby THE CITY Drivers, food preparation workers and more are at risk of seeing their positions go away — and Hispanic New Yorkers could get hit hardest, a new study found. The crisis is spurring calls for ambitious job-training efforts. After seven
Assessing Biden’s start: Poll finds support for activist government
Carl M. Cannon | RealClearPolitics/March 30th, 2021 On March 11, 2021, Joe Biden signed into law a measure that was his top priority even before he took office: a $1.9 trillion spending bill to ease the year-long financial upheaval caused by the coronavirus pandemic. “This historic legislation is about rebuilding the backbone of this country,”
