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Category: News

Bloomberg Sues Liu for Rejecting City Contracts

Posted on July 21, 2013 by admin in The New York Times
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Five-Star Soup Kitchen

Posted on July 17, 2013 by admin in Narratively
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As Bloomberg Built Affordable Housing, City Became Less Affordable

Posted on July 9, 2013 by admin in WNYC
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Gentrifying Into the Shelters

Posted on July 7, 2013 by admin in New York Times
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Cuts to Food Stamps Would Be Devastating, Say City Officials

Posted on June 20, 2013 by admin in The Epoch Times
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The Forgotten 50,000

Posted on June 17, 2013 by admin in The New York Times
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From the Mouths of Babes

Posted on May 31, 2013 by admin in New York Times
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Number of homeless students in city public schools continues to climb

Posted on May 31, 2013 by admin in New York Post
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Judge Orders Hotel Shelters to Stay Open

Posted on May 16, 2013 by admin in The Wall Street Journal
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