CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
Libraries Look to Life Beyond the Budget Dance
Jarrett Murphy |
A baselined budget doesn’t mean there aren’t big challenges for the city’s three systems.
Bronx
Confusion Over Special Elections in the Bronx
Jordan Moss |
No one knows yet how Governor Cuomo (even the governor himself!) will fill 11 empty seats in the state legislature, including two in the borough.
CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
Your Turn: The Top 25 Books that Changed History
Jarrett Murphy |
Tell us what you think of this list of earth-shattering titles.
CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
Stringer to Audit City's Libraries
Jarrett Murphy |
In the wake of reports about questionable spending in the Queens system, the comptroller said he wants to check the books of all three library networks.
CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
Queens BP Wants Council Inquiry on Library Spending
Jarrett Murphy |
Amid reports about big spending on salary and offices for the system’s top exec, Melinda Katz endorsed calls for a Council probe and promised to do some digging of her own.
CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
How's Your Local Library?
Jarrett Murphy |
Tell us about the branch you use, or why you don’t use it. And download an easy-to-read version of our report on the serious challenges facing New York’s libraries.
Activism and Volunteerism
Budgets Cut, But NYC's Libraries Thrive—For Now
Suzanne Travers |
Free access to technology, help for immigrants, a safe space for kids. Branch libraries play an increasingly important role. But funding hasn’t kept up. Will the lack of support undermine a critical civic resource?
Health and Environment
Initiative to 'End AIDS' Looks for Traction in Albany
Casey Quinlan |
Advocates will be listening closely to the governor’s budget address to see if the administration responds to their push for a comprehensive effort to effectively end new infections.
CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
Changes Awaited On City's Surveillance Activities
Jarrett Murphy |
The NYPD is no NSA, but the Bloomberg administration’s intelligence gathering rankled many. How different will Mayor de Blasio’s approach be?
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.
