Posted on April 28, 2008 by ccruz25
Imagine 181st Street clear of buses and parked cars. Imagine a bike lane. Imagine clean air.
A group of Washington Heights residents, most who live near the busy street, met with representatives of the Department of Transportation, the Metropolitan Transit Authority and an urban planning consulting firm to brainstorm solutions to reduce congestion.
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Posted on April 28, 2008 by ccruz25
The More Things Change the More they Stay the Same
While fancy coffee shops dot many city streets, neither chic restaurants nor glass-covered high rises have made their way into the far edges of Brooklyn. In a neighborhood where boarded windows remind residents of hard times, a little gentrification in Brownsville may not be that [...]
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