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Fairness in parks spending: Mayor Bill de Blasio and the Council

“..The focus on park equity, which fits in with Mayor de Blasio’s theme of inequality, follows years of huge capital expenditures on parks under Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, with almost $1 billion going to a small number of parks, like Brooklyn Bridge Park, Governors Island and the High Line…”
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  • Post published:May 8, 2014
  • Post category:News

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Resources

  • Asian Americans for Equality
  • Bowery Residents Committee Senior Nutrition Center
  • Citizens Committee for New York City
  • Community Board 3
  • FABnyc
  • Green Map System
  • Hester Street Collaborative
  • M'Finda Kalunga Community Garden
  • NYC Parks Department
  • Partnership for Parks/City Parks Foundation
  • Times Up!
  • University Settlement Head Start Program
  • YMCA NYC
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