…city, draws on three annual surveys of enterprises within a four-mile radius of a new Chicago WalMart. It shows that the probability of going out of business was significantly higher…
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…than the simple adoption of BIDS.” Related research: A 2013 study in Urban Affairs Review, “The Postindustrial City Thesis and Rival Explanations of Heightened Order Maintenance Policing,” examines the relationship…
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…are doctors and mental health experts affiliated with the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. Among the population of prisoners studied, about 56.1 percent were non-Hispanic Black,…
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…Cases of Foodborne Illness: New York City, 2012–2013” Harrison, Cassandra; et al. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 2014, Vol. 63, Issue 20. Summary: “While investigating an outbreak of gastrointestinal disease…
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…relatively new/recently updated datasets and databases, including those curated by capacity-building institutions such as Investigative Reporters & Editors (IRE), ProPublica and the Sunlight Foundation. If you know of other datasets…
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…don’t have bank accounts, making paper checks largely useless for all but the largest transactions. M-PESA was an appealing alternative to the status quo for transferring money from city to…
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…Chinese restaurants in the United States exploded during the early 20th century. Between 1910 and 1920 the number of Chinese restaurants in New York City nearly quadrupled, and then more…
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…or the total tax divided by total value — for four classes of property located in each state’s largest city and in the District of Columbia, as well as in…
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…fate. The men who were raised in the city received a better education and have professional careers while the two who grew up in the country are butchers who did…
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…for the Olympics. The International Olympic Committee had no choice but to change course, ultimately moving the Games to Innsbruck, Austria. Denver became the first city to spurn its selection…
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