After more than a decade of negotiation spanning three mayors and direct involvement from a future U.S. Senate Majority Leader, the stretch of vacant land running along the Major Deegan Expressway south of Van Cortlandt Park may finally be on the verge of selling.
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By MICHAEL HINMAN
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1/24/22
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It’s no secret the United States was one of many countries practicing slavery centuries ago — and not just in the south.
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By BRENDAN O’SULLIVAN
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6/20/21
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It’s a common misperception of America’s already shameful history of slavery that it only existed south of the Mason-Dixon Line. But Laura Carpenter Myers knows better, and wants to ensure others do, too.
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By ETHAN STARK-MILLER
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4/25/21
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Design of the new Putnam Trail started in 2008, but that work wouldn’t finish for another decade. Even with that finally done, the city had another obstacle to overcome: money. The paving project, from start to finish, carried a price tag of more than $4 million.
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By KIRSTYN BRENDLEN
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10/18/20
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