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At the end of one sticky month during the summer of 2017, Elizabeth Bolles will have finished packing the contents of her Riverbend apartment. She, her partner, their two young sons and two dogs will then pile into her Subaru and drive 350 miles to Houston, where her partner will start a new job.   The move is the upshot of six years of frustration and disappointment for Bolles since she graduated from Tulane University's law school in 2011. Since then, she's struggled to find a well-paying job in New Orleans; she's been runner-up for several positions and has worked odd jobs and short-term gigs to make ends meet . She's in the same boat as many of her friends and acquaintances in the city — a one- time National Merit Scholar who's been waiting tables for a decade, a buddy with two doctorates who can't find a professional job .   "You hear one person's story," Bolles says, "and you think maybe there's something going on with them, maybe...

View All 12 Photos for $2,175 with 2 bedrooms and 1 full bath. Property Information $2,175 2 Bedrooms 1 Full Bath Apartment Row House Active Unit 1 Jersey City, NJ The Heights Neighborhood Hudson County MLS/Web ID is 170014217 Just Listed Description Charming 2- bedroom apartment located in Jersey City Heights . Bright kitchen, lovely hardwood floors throughout. Ideal for roommates. Access to large landscaped backyard perfect for hosting cozy gatherings . Fast commute to NYC. Bus stop 3 minutes away with a 12 minute commute to Trains/Subway/Path/Ferry. Rental Information Available: 8/27/2017 Interior 5 Appliances Gas Oven Refrigerator Building Amenities Laundry Room Cooling System Air Conditioning Flooring Hardwood Floors Heating System Exterior 1 Miscellaneous 2 Location Near Park Near Public Transportation Near School Near Shopping Restrictions † Excluded Feature Listed By Listing Agent: Nader Rezai Broker: Weichert Realtors Office: Jersey City Downtown Phone: (201)...

Council Member Laurie Cumbo (@cmlauriecumbo) Hundreds of Crown Heights residents and community activists laughed and jeered at a recent community forum as a lanky man wearing a paper mask of Mayor Bill de Blasio joked about bringing affordable housing to their neighborhood. The event was punctuated by moments of levity but mostly dominated by anger from residents who feel their elected representatives have sold out their interests to the real estate industry , with a focus on the proposed redevelopment of the vacant Bedford Union Armory . The de Blasio administration , with a developer, is proposing a combination of affordable and market rate rental apartments , condominium units, and recreation space for the massive site. City Council Member Laurie Cumbo , who represents the district, did not attend the August 2 forum focused on the project -- she was just days from giving birth to a son -- and when representatives of her office tried to speak, they were shouted down. The ev...

08/25/2017 08:02 AM EDT By Rebecca Morin ( rmorin@politico.com ; @RebeccaMorin_) and Charlie Mahtesian ( cmahtesian@politico.com ; @PoliticoCharlie) TGIF, MASSACHUSETTS. Mostly cloudy with a high of 73 today. Story Continued Below I'm Rebecca Morin and I'm filling in along with Charlie Mahtesian this week while Lauren is on vacation in Minnesota. This is our last day, but Lauren will be back Sept. 5. WARREN'S NEXT TOWN HALL: Sen. Elizabeth Warren is heading to Rep. Niki Tsongas' district on Friday for a town hall in Concord, her 13th town hall of the year. The 3rd District isn ’t exactly Warren Country: The senator lost the district narrowly in 2012, Gov. Charlie Baker carried it in 2014 and so did Republican Senate candidate Gabriel Gomez in 2013. It's home to a rare open- seat congressional race in 2018, now that Tsongas has announced she will not seek reelection. Tsongas and Warren are allies: Tsongas was the first major political player to endorse Warre...