Government
NYCHA Seeks Multimillion-Dollar Advice—Quietly
Ruth Ford |
In the past year, the housing authority has let contracts worth $10 million to a consultant to oversee a major restructuring. The content of that advice is under wraps.
CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
Guidance for Election 2011's Few Choices
Jarrett Murphy |
November 8 is Election Day. While the Bronx and Queens offer district attorney races featuring a single candidate on multiple lines, several boroughs have judicial races. Now there’s a place to find out a little more about those hoping to hold the gavel.
CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
Cheat Sheet for Parents: Understanding School Progress Reports
Helen Zelon |
The grades are out, and so is the list of schools that might close because of them. But what’s the difference between an A and a B when the DOE grades its 1,700 schools?
CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
Survey: NYers Would Pay More for Better Schools
Jarrett Murphy |
A new survey finds that New Yorkers generally think the city’s schools have improved and are willing to pay more in taxes to fund education. But among political priorities, creating jobs edges out schools.
Government
Firefighters' Heart Risks Get New Attention
Jarrett Murphy |
Heart attacks are the single largest threat to firefighters’ lives, with everything from stress to heat to noise at fire scenes elevating the risk factors.
Staten Island
Costly Lessons: What We've Learned From Firefighter Deaths
Jarrett Murphy |
A City Limits investigation looked at FDNY fatalities over 20 years, finding common factors and tracking the city’s efforts to address them.
Bronx
As Mandatory Evacuation Ordered, Looking at NYC's Risk
Jarrett Murphy |
The mandatory partial evacuation announced this afternoon is the first in history for a city that has always been extremely vulnerable to—if rarely visited by—hurricanes.
CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
NY Pols Tout Bill Targeting Jobless Youth
Kiera Feldman |
The Urban Jobs Act would provide $20 million for services to unemployed young people. Amid partisan rancor, will the idea survive Congress? Against record youth unemployment, will it make a difference if it does?
Housing and Homelessness
Foreclosure Crisis Fades to Black and Brown
Catherine Dunn |
The crisis in the national housing market has slipped from the front pages. But in New York’s neighborhoods of color, the twin crises of foreclosures and joblessness are still big stories.
Bronx
Bronx Sports Roundup: Yankee's Granderson Powers Up, Monroe Welcomes New Volleyball Coach and More
Bronx News Network |
Yanks’ Curtis is Coming Up GrandRiver Avenue Blues celebrated the one-year anniversary of Yankees center fielder and MVP candidate Curtis Granderson’s resurgence yesterday. Granderson hit just .239 with 10 homeruns up until Aug. 11 last year. The slugger asked batting coach Kevin Long to help him with his swing. After sitting out a game against the Texas Rangers to let the changes sink in, Granderson has hit .271 with 45 home runs in 161 calendar games.
