Health and Environment
AIDS Activists Threaten Lawsuit Against City
Eileen Markey |
The activists say the mayor’s proposed $4.2 million reduction of HASA’s budget would force the agency to cut caseworkers to an illegal level.
City Hall
Doomsday Mayoral Budget Steps Closer To Reality
Neil deMause |
Bloomberg’s final fiscal plan looks a lot like the “doomsday” preliminary budget he issued in January.
Education
Some Harlem Residents Balk At Charter School Plan
Helen Zelon |
The Harlem Children’s Zone wants to launch a school at a public housing development. But some tenants worry that their children’s needs won’t be met.
Bronx
Parents, Pols Push Alternative To School Closings
Helen Zelon |
A coalition of elected officials, parents, unions and advocates wants the New York City school system to try more aggressive tactics for saving troubled schools before closing them.
Bronx
Term Limits, Party Politics On Bloomberg Charter Panel's Menu
Jarrett Murphy |
After the first round of hearings on how to revise the city’s charter, a list has emerged of what New Yorkers want to change about their government.
Justice
Budget Deficit Threatens Teen Sex Worker Safe Harbor
Abigail Kramer |
New York has fundamentally changed the way it treats underage sex workers, replacing jail time with social services–if Albany can afford them.
Bronx
Espada Sued For Raiding Nonprofit
Jarrett Murphy |
Pedro Espada, the Bronx senator at the center of last year’s leadership battle in Albany, has been sued for allegedly looting a nonprofit he helped run. Read the attorney general’s complaint here.
Justice
Homage For A Working Class Hero
Curtis Stephen |
Mervyn E. Simon was not a politician, nor was he ever an officially recognized activist, but he showed that one person can impact a community-at-large, by helping others one at a time.
Economy
Stimulus Seen Failing Jobless Blacks
Jarrett Murphy |
As City Limits Magazine looks at the crisis of black unemployment, this web exclusive examines how the federal stimulus bill has—and hasn’t—helped.
Labor Unions
A Young Gun For Labor
Danielle Douglas |
A 28-year-old union president is trying to get his members a new contract and, some say, reflecting a new wave of labor activism.
