The episode and the web comments it generated revealed how easy it is to dehumanize people living on the streets. There are alternatives to cold water when stores need to move the homeless along.
A state commission has asked the legislature to review a quirk in the freedom of information law that protects some employees, but not others, from public scrutiny.
Concerns about unruly teenagers taking over Starlight Park reflect broader resentment about the borough’s share of the Parks Enforcement Patrol force.
At a forum featuring councilmembers hoping to be the city’s next speaker, tough issues were discussed, different styles were displayed and the crowd was anything but silent.
Quietly, three Brooklyn hospitals are revamping their operations to increase efficiency and reduce ER visits—hoping to avoid the fate that has befallen LICH and Interfaith.
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