We open an election-year series with a trip to a restaurant in the South Bronx, where gun violence and wage inequality are what people are talking about—and where there’s little confidence that politicians are listening.
One hundred seventy-nine Republicans and a lone Democrat did.
They’re asking a state judge to overturn the Bloomberg administration’s decision to offer federal disaster food assistance in only 12 of the 82 ZIP codes affected by the hurricane.
The governor’s annual policy address included several policies to address the risk of future storms. But victims of the most recent one wanted to hear more about help coming their way.
Whether it takes the form of financial scams, emotional mistreatment or physical harm, advocates for New York’s aged say the extent of elder abuse in the city dwarfs the resources available to combat it.
We’re not saying these are the best, worst, most popular, or happiest stories. But we think these 10 are the most likely to still be on our minds next year.
From Gerritsen to Coney, trusted local organizations and ad-hoc operations have stepped into a void left by overstretched city departments and low-profile federal agencies.
Just minutes before we arrived, an elderly woman living on the second floor tumbled down the stairs, back first, after tripping over her cane while bringing groceries into her apartment.
The shoreline neighborhood is pocket of conservatism in the heavily Democratic Bronx. A majority of the voters here voted for McCain in
the 2008 election.
The juxtaposition of storm and ballot could be seen across the borough, with many makeshift polling sites sharing a roof or a plot of land with a relief center.
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