Politics

Thompson Concedes, After a Last-Minute Surge of Hope

November 04, 2009
By Connor Boals and Maia Efrem

As the polls came in, the supporters of Democratic mayoral candidate William Thompson Jr., believed they were going to witness the upset of the most expensive campaign in New York City’s history. They almost did.

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Bronx voters go for Thompson in landslide

November 04, 2009
By Fred Dreier
Bronx Ink reporters surveyed 171 Bronx voters from all across the borough to find out why they voted overwhelmingly for Thompson.

Plight of freelancers a key economic issue in mayor's race

November 02, 2009
By Rawiya El-Khidir Alyson Martin
Thompson and Bloomberg each tout plans to help freelancers, who make up 15 percent of the city’s workforce.
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Ed Koch on eating your way to Gracie Mansion

Eating on the campaign trail, whether stopping at a street vendor or taking a slice of pizza offered by a local shop owner – and always smiling for the cameras – was not just about scoring votes. It was about being polite.

Never Fear,
The New York Review of Magazines is here!

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    Check out the 2010 New York Review of Magazines and feel the love.

Vibrations
The Changing Languages of Deafness in the Age of the Cochlear Implant

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    A Digital Media master's project explores how cochlear implants continue to change what it means to be deaf.

The Obama Agenda

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    An examination of various aspects of  the president's major policies

How nonprofits won special treatment in lending bill

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    The first in a series of articles on student lending by the Stabile Center for Investigative Journalism in partnership with the Huffington Post Investigative Fund

Digital Media Newsroom:
The Big Hurt

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    In multimedia profiles, everyday New Yorkers describe how they've coped through the worst recession in 70 years.

World Cup sparks Steinway Street split

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    Queens Rules reports on the tensions between Algerian and Egyptian soccer fans in Astoria as they watch their teams compete for a spot in next year’s World Cup.