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Christopher Robbins is a New York City reporter covering transportation, affordable housing, local politics, and criminal justice. His work has also appeared in New York Magazine, The Village Voice and The New York Times. Chris is a graduate of Patrick Henry High School in Roanoke, Virginia, and enjoys biking to Fort Tilden in the summertime.
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The proposal comes amid recent controversy over co-locations of traditional public schools with publicly funded, privately run charters.
Published Feb 1, 2023 at 1:24 p.m.
Modified Feb 1, 2023 at 2:05 p.m.
The parks department planted just 500 trees on city streets and around 2,200 in city parks in the first four months of the fiscal year.
The parks department planted just 500 trees on city streets and around 2,200 in city parks in the first four months of the fiscal year.
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