For years, industrial sites that once fueled the city’s economy have sat idle and deteriorating in and around residential areas. Now, the brownfields are presenting an opportunity for residents to re-invent their neighborhoods.
Michael LaRow slices vegetables in his Glenville home. LaRow, a chef by profession, has been out of work since injuring his back in July 2007. Under new workers compensation rules, LaRow will attempt to be classified as permanently partially disabled.
