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A Sense of Entitlement Instead of Service

Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito.

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San Francisco's new open-air urinal, at right. (Photo: Twitter)

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Affordable housing units in East Harlem in the 1950s.

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NYCHA buildings. (Photo: New York City Housing Authority)

New City Program Brings Art by Public Housing’s Own Residents to its Walls

By Guelda Voien
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City Council Finance Chair Julissa Ferreras (William Alatriste/New York City Council)

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By Jillian Jorgensen
Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito launches the Young Women's Initiative on the steps of City Hall. (Photo: William Alatriste for New York City Council)

Melissa Mark-Viverito Launches ‘Young Women’s Initiative’

By Jillian Jorgensen
Syrian refugees sit in the back of a Jordanian army truck. (Photo: AFP PHOTO / KHALIL MAZRAAWI (Photo credit should read KHALIL MAZRAAWI/AFP/Getty Images)

NYC Council Jewish Caucus Wants Obama to Admit More Syrian Refugees

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Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito at her State of the City address last year. (Photo: William Alatriste/NYC Council)

Melissa Mark-Viverito Vows to Create a Bail Fund With or Without the Mayor

By Jillian Jorgensen
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