Manhattan
Will Feds Get Behind A National 'CEO' Approach?
Casey Samulski |
Mayor Bloomberg proposes extending his signature poverty-fighting measures nationwide.
Department of Corrections
Preventing Crime 101: More College In Prisons
Jarrett Murphy |
Increasing higher ed opportunities behind bars lowers recidivism rates and incarceration costs over the long run, say advocates.
Government
Supportive Housing Faces Down Routine Opposition
Mike Reicher |
Neighbors tend to be wary of projects for special-needs residents, but backers say this housing is essential — and may even raise property values.
Justice
Young Emigres Question What Obama Means For Them
Helen Zelon |
Experiences from around the globe lead some students to approach the new president with curiosity, skepticism, pragmatism – even hope.
ARTS and CULTURE
It Takes 'Elan' To Make Hot-Button Issues Cool
Curtis Stephen |
From a little office in Brooklyn, a new magazine reaches around the world to explore the lives and lifestyles of Muslim cosmopolites.
Bronx
All Together Now: Toward A Better Land Use Process
Nicholas Jahr |
An expert in local “progressive community-based planning” explains what that means and how to do it.
Government
Rezoning Too Late For Brighton Beach?
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City planning has finally completed new limits on building heights, but locals say the damage from overdevelopment has been done.
Manhattan
Teens Learn Their Rights In Time To Exercise Them
Chris Narducci |
Between encountering cops on the streets and safety agents in the schools, young people can use some advice about when and how to question authority.
Bronx
Now That Caseworker Ratio Is Good, Cut the Budget
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Amid citywide reductions, ACS tries to hang onto internal progress toward child protection and a revamped foster care framework.
Bronx
Impact Unknown: The CEO's Poverty-Fighting Efforts
Neil deMause |
At the first hearing on the city’s much-touted group of programs, the administration’s message was: Ask again later.
