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As deadline looms, hundreds of stimulus projects still incomplete
New York road and rail construction grinds on, as federal overseers shift focus to Sandy relief ⧸ Full Story
Parks honcho to performers: We won’t enforce new restrictions
A city rule goes into effect today instructing buskers to stay out of popular parks, but official says they can keep playing with impunity ⧸ Full Story
EPA announces funds to fix water treatment for future storms
Pledge of $569 million follows report that 11 billion gallons of sewage flowed following Sandy ⧸ Full Story
Fight for Sandy shelter unfolds in court
Bloomberg administration makes its case to end hotel stays for storm refugees ⧸ Full Story
Safety from storm surges, on a budget
While politicians talk multibillion-dollar sea walls, Staten Islanders consider low-cost ways to protect New Yorkers from the next Sandy ⧸ Full Story
Occupy Water Street
City Planning Commission considers opening lower Manhattan plazas to music, food and more in a bid to boost Sandy recovery ⧸ Full Story
The price of Flushing Meadows Corona Park
A proposed expansion of the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center divides Queens — and could pave the way for similar deals to trade park land for cash ⧸ Full Story
VIDEO: Parks performers brace for city crackdown
Enjoy the show while you can ⧸ Full Story
Will I be able to get federal Sandy aid money?
A lot depends on your financial situation, whether you reside in a house or an apartment building, and where you live. ⧸ Full Story
It’s official: Free-range parks performers face fines
Buskers, jugglers, dancers, rappers and others who play for pay must stay confined to approved areas ⧸ Full Story
Rebuilding from the ground up
Community and labor groups come together to press plan for post-Sandy federal spending ⧸ Full Story
VIDEO: State seeks federal aid for Sandy victims left short by insurance
Request to federal government comes as part of proposal for spending $1.7 billion on storm recovery ⧸ Full Story
Preservationists pressure Quinn to broker downtown landmarking deal
With City Council set to vote on development west of Soho, neighbors call on Speaker to secure historic-district protection ⧸ Full Story
Sandy stirs up trouble for city drinking water
Sediment in the water supply could ultimately force city to build costly filtration plant ⧸ Full Story
Left high and dry by insurers, homeowners reluctantly borrow Sandy rebuilding funds
Small Business Administration loans bail out shore residents surprised to learn policies paid far less than needed ⧸ Full Story
Who’s the boss? Council and Housing Authority debate crisis responsibility
NYCHA chairman echoes hearing's big question: How will public housing residents get food, water and aid during and after disasters? ⧸ Full Story
The storm over snow
A brief history of New York City's winter-weather wars, as told by the Department of Sanitation's anthropologist-in-residence ⧸ Full Story
What Hizzoner left behind
Five legacies you might not know Mayor Ed Koch left New York City ⧸ Full Story
What cost Gowanus Canal cleanup?
The EPA has asked the city to build a $78 million solution to sewage pollution, but the public price tag for the Superfund site could be far higher ⧸ Full Story
Lack of Authority
The city's public housing agency knew where its disabled and elderly residents lived when superstorm Sandy struck. That doesn't mean it was able to aid them afterward. But who should have? ⧸ Full Story