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The article focuses on controversy surrounding the construction of the Croton Filtration Plant in the northwest Bronx in New York City. Topics discussed include the 1986 update to the Safe Drinking Water Act, which requires surface drinking water to be filtered, and the argument by the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) regarding the need to build the plant.

The article focuses on a surveillance program created in 1995 by the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to monitor sales of anti-diarrheal drugs to track cases of cryptospriodiosis and giardiasis due to water contamination. Topics include symptoms of the two intestinal illnesses, cases of such illnesses reported by the New York Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), and the Waterborne Disease Risk Assessment Program annual report by the DEP and DOHMH.

The article reports that the populations of trout and bald eagles in the Catskills are increasing as a result of the steps taken by the New York City government to protect the watershed. Topics discussed include the city's land buyout program that prevented any development around reservoirs and streams in the Catskills, and a report by the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) that there were 173 breeding pairs of bald eagles in the state as of 2010.

The article reports on how the New York City's Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is dealing with the problem of turbidity in its water system. Topics discussed include a claim that turbidity in the Catskills system has increased in recent years due big storms driven by climate change, and a study by the New York Department of Environmental Conservation about the impact of the DEP's murky releases into the Esopus Creek.

The article focuses on the land buyout program launched by the New York City government after Tropical Storm Irene has devastated communities in the Catskill/Delaware watershed. Topics discussed include calls from Catskill residents for the New York Department of Environmental Protection' to offer its own flood buyout program, and comments about the program by Dean Frazier, Delaware County's commissioner of watershed affairs.

The article offers information on the Catskills/Delaware watershed, which provides 90 percent of New York City's drinking water. Topics discussed include the recent acquisition of huge tracts of land in the Catskills by the New York Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) as part of an initiative to protect the watershed, and complaints by Catskills' residents who argue that DEP's land buying has hurt economic development.

The article reports about the push of New York City (NYC) to implement its Minority/Women Business Enterprises (M/WBE) program. Topics include the Manhattan District Attorney's Office announcing on January 14, 2013 of its 10 million U.S. dollar deferred prosecution settlement with Siemens Electrical LLC regarding Simens' M/WBE record. Also mentioned are alleged rampant fake M/WBEs getting NYC government contracts and NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio having broad powers to shape the M/WBE program.

The author comments that the story of New York City (NYC) Mayor Michael Bloomberg's legacy will be framed by his goal to run NYC like the corporation that made him a billionaire. He describes the NYC's Minority/Women Business Enterprises (M/WBE) program as having little accountability, with misleading data and continuing to fail in its goals. He also mentions that NYC's Department of Small Business Services (SBS) defended its performance and cited contracting laws that limit SBS's flexibility.

The article examines the implementation of Minority and Women Business Enterprises (M/WBEs) programs. Topics include New York Governor Andrew Cuomo setting a blanket 20 percent goal for all M/WBEs in 2011 and the governor hitting his goal in the fiscal year 2012-13. Also mentioned are the U.S. Supreme Court declaring the minority business program of Richmond, Virginia as unconstitutional in 1989 as well as the 2010 disparity report by the New York State's Department of Economic Development.

The article examines the Minority/ Women Business Enterprises (M/WBE) program in New York City (NYC). Topics discussed include NYC creating an environment where M/WBEs can bid competitively as state law mandates that government contracts go to the lowest responsible bidder. Also mentioned are the Compete to Win initiative that created mentoring programs for M/WBEs as well as the success of Stacy Steecharan's B & S Iron Works and certified business owners having problems getting NYC contracts.

Presents the poem "Double Nickels on the Dime," by Adam Wisnieski. First Line: There's a bass wrapped; Last Line: and it's poetry.

Presents the poem "A Minute to Pray a Second to Die by the Flesh Eaters," by Adam Wisnieski. First Line: is the sound; Last Line: hell's dancefloor.