Child Welfare
Report: Lack of Parental Leave Has Deep Effects on Families
Rachel Blustain |
Family finances, child health and mother-child attachment are affected when a mother lacks access to paid maternity leave, according to the new research.
City Council
City Weighs Reining in Private Garbage Collectors
Cole Rosengren |
Waste from New York’s businesses is not picked up by DSNY but by a industry of for-profit companies who, critics say, serve inefficient routes and treat their workers poorly.
Bill de Blasio
New York’s Garbage System Faces Mounting Challenges of Cost, Carbon and Equity
Cole Rosengren |
Mayor de Blasio has proposed ambitious reforms to address some of the problems caused by the 6 million tons of trash New Yorkers produce each year. But the way to a better waste system will not be easy.
In Depth
How New York Ranks on National Dog Bite List
Jarrett Murphy |
The Postal Service says two Queens neighborhoods and the borough of Staten Island rank among the top 80 cities when it comes to the number of letter carriers who’ve gotten chomped.
In Depth
Video: What’s an Employer Looking for at a Job Fair?
Marc Bussanich |
Having energy and doing your homework about the firms you’ll meet are more important than your resume, two recruiters tell is in video interviews.
Affordable Housing
Tenants’ Voice Lacks Power as NYCHA Faces Crucial Chapter
Batya Ungar-Sargon |
The Housing Authority’s Tenant Associations are supposed to rally residents to fight for their interests. But while some leaders (like Jonathan Gardenhire, above, the vice president of Smith Houses’ TA) have had success, a lack of training, resources and tenant interest have hamstrung most.
In Depth
Video Report: Barriers to Getting Work After Prison Remain
Marc Bussanich |
It’s an era of criminal justice reform and a growing consensus that we’ve put too many people behind bars. But two experts say that hasn’t made it any easier for people caught in the incarceration wave to find employment on the outside.
UrbaNERD
UrbaNERD: A No-Nonsense Tool in the Fight Against Tuberculosis
Jarrett Murphy |
In order to control the potentially deadly lung disease, the city has the authority to detain and treat an infected person who fails to take medication. Right now, three patients are held at Bellevue Hospital.
In Depth
Questions Persist About Labor Violations at Affordable Housing Sites
Kate Pastor |
Mayor de Blasio says his housing plan will create good jobs as well as affordable places to live. But limited city oversight of subcontractors, who can change their names after legal trouble or bad publicity, hampers the administration’s ability to deliver on that promise. See which contractors are currently subject to special review for labor practices.
City Council
Audio Interview: Pol Says TPP Trade Deal Could Jeopardize NYC Laws
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Manhattan’s Helen Rosenthal says her resolution declaring New York City a ‘TPP-Free Zone,’ while purely symbolic, would send an important message.
