Bronx
Participatory Budgeting Comes to the Bronx
Jarrett Murphy |
After two years of trial runs in other boroughs, a project that lets residents decide how some of the city’s capital money gets spent will expand to include two Bronx districts.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Policy Must Shift from Managing Inequality to Challenging It
Jennifer Jones Austin |
“It’s not enough to help people meet their basic needs. There must be a full-scale effort to develop policies and programs that materially improve wages and earnings, educational experiences and living conditions.”
CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
NYC Pols React, Unevenly, to Mideast Violence
Jarrett Murphy |
There was widespread outrage over the horrific murders of three Israeli teens. Fewer public statements were made over the alleged revenge slaying of a Palestinian boy.
