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Topic of the Day - FinanceKeeping an Eye on City Spending Today's Report: Getting in the Game: NYC and the Video Game Industry
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Issue of the Week
Quinn Tries Again
Faced with rebellious members and continuing reports about alleged abuses in the way City Council uses its discretionary funds, the speaker last week came up with a new plan. Will it end the furor? Read more | Comments Also: The View from the Non-Profit World Recent Articles: |
Feature Commentaries
Immigrants and the Economy
New York communities grapple with rising food and energy costs. Also in the Citizen, missing Latinos, multilingual hospitals, prejudice against Sikhs -- and more. Read more Also: Sticking Up for Beijing Recent Articles: |
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Weekend Hearings for Juveniles
Young people who are arrested over the weekend will no longer have to wait until Monday to see a judge, a first for New York State. Next month the city will start weekend processing for juveniles in an effort to reduce the amount of time that young people spend in jail for minor offenses. Seven day a week hearings are already standard for those 16 years and older.
Effort to Save West Side Deal, Police Bias Charged, Hudson Yards Stalled, Protests Over Acquittals, Hospital Plan Rejected, Quinn to Revise Budget Changes, complete archive of lead stories.
In the Press
Pleas Expected in Prostitution Ring Tied to Spitzer (NY Times)
Brooklyn Tech Alumni Pledge to Raise $21 Million for School (Daily News)
MTA Pays Riders $25 to Fill Out Surveys (NY Post)
Congress Hears from Critics of Bell Case (Newsday)
Mini-Cameras for Police Handguns Proposed (Associated Press)
City, Advocates Split on Sex Venues' Safety (City Limits)
Keeping an Eye on City Spending (Gotham Gazette)
Finance Links In The News (Gotham Gazette)
Today's Report
Getting in the Game: NYC and the Video Game Industry
A study by the Center for an Urban Future finds that New York City has many of the ingredients necessary to capture a significant share of the video game industry’s growth: a creative workforce, the backing of the film and publishing industry, and over 30 companies already call the city home. However, New York is well behind other gaming hubs like Seattle, Los Angeles, and San Francisco in the total number of video game development companies. (read the full report)
Recent Reports
School Squeeze, Reasons for Water Rate Hike, Polluted School Sites, How the Economic Downturn Affects the Nonprofit Sector, more recent reports.
Topic of the Day...
Finance
The ongoing furor over the City Council's allocation of its discretionary funds is not simply embarrassing for the council, but raises fundamental questions about the effectiveness of fiscal oversight in this city. Read more ...
Finance Links In The News
For Those Running for Citywide Office, Member Item Money Flows Outside Council Districts; Failure of Hudson Yards Deal Could be Costly for MTA; Bloomberg Opposes Retirement Bills;

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