Health and Environment
Only Two Electric-Cab Drivers On the Road in NYC
Oliver Morrison |
Five of the seven electric cars in the city’s taxi and for-hire fleet are idle, but Luis Castro is still making battery-powered stops in the Bronx.
Boroughs
Students, Teachers Say Roll-Out of New GED Has Been Flawed
Oliver Morrison |
They say they haven’t had the resources and preparation to gear up for the newer, tougher TASC exam.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Improving Neighborhood Nutrition Requires More Than Food
Denise Scott and Rick Luftglass |
A new initiative will couple efforts to improve the supply of healthy food with community development that strengthens residents’ ability to afford a more nutritious lifestyle.
Affordable Housing
New Push For Banks to Monitor Building Conditions
Jack Newfield Reporting Class |
For decades housing advocates have hounded negligent property owners. Now there’s increasing focus on the lenders who permit them to buy other peoples’ homes.
Boroughs
Outer Borough BIDs Struggle With Low Budgets, Little Impact
Patrick Gillespie |
While well-funded business improvement districts are major players in thriving commercial districts, many outer borough BIDs have too few resources to make a difference.
Health and Environment
New York Braces for Private Investment in Hospitals
Ruth Ford |
In a state where all hospitals are either public or non-profit, Gov. Cuomo’s bid to permit private investment in health facilities stirs cheer among fans and fears among opponents of the for-profit hospital model.
Boroughs
Is the Bronx as Progressive as De Blasio Says?
Kate Pastor |
The mayor lauds the borough’s “progressive values,” but the buzzword’s application to Bronx politics is uneven at best—a fact that may complicate the mayor’s ability to execute his agenda.
Housing and Homelessness
Concerns Over Private Firm Managing Some NYCHA Properties
Ali Winston |
The move to bring in outside management for some of the authority’s Section 8 properties is not the first, but comes at a sensitive time for the agency.
Bronx
Why Big Newspapers Skip the Bronx
F. T. Green |
Income levels appear to drive the decision, as surveys indicate the poor consume less news.
Education
New, Tougher GED Has Students Scrambling
Julia Harte |
With more rigorous standards for the high-school equivalency diplomas set to arrive in 2014—and get harder after that—people are racing to prep for and take the test now.
