Justice
FIXING FAMILY COURT
K. Angelova |
A new report from the Center for an Urban Future and the Center for New York City Affairs.
Bronx
NEW LIFE FOR LAST CHANCE HIGH:
CITY CONSIDERS ALTERNATIVES
Cassi Feldman |
What’s next for city teens facing charges in Family Court? City officials plot new program while advocates push a plan of their own.
Bronx
SAYING GOODBYE TO LAST CHANCE HIGH:
CITY SHUTTERS TROUBLED PROGRAM
Cassi Feldman |
Alternative to Detention schools give judges a way to keep kids out of jail. So what happens now that they’re closing?
Economy
POLITICAL NOVICE NO MORE:
Q&A WITH DARLENE MEALY
Michelle Risley |
The former New York City Transit worker turned City Council member talks to City Limits about her first month in office.
Health and Environment
SEX ED SHOWDOWN: TEACHERS
AND ACTIVISTS PRESS DEPT. OF ED
Cassi Feldman |
Local health advocates say the Department of Education’s new curriculum doesn’t make the grade.
Youth
PIER PRESSURE
B. Baumer |
Community board considers nighttime lock-up of West Village pier; queer youth fight to block proposal.
Bronx
AFTER-SCHOOL BUDGET WON'T BUDGE:
CITY LEAVES PROVIDERS SCRAMBLING
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New child care program cuts city’s commitment, forcing providers to seek private funding. Can they make it work?
Justice
BUILDING SUPPORT
C. Feldman |
Mayor Bloomberg and Governor Pataki announce New York/New York III, a commitment to build 9,000 units of supportive housing.
Lower East Side
ARTY PARTY
T. Adams |
Seedco and Henry Street Settlement recruit wannabe dancers, designers and other creative types for a new program focused on careers in the arts. Here’s a look at its first open house.
Bronx
NYPD GOES BACK TO SCHOOL: NEW PLANS TO IMPROVE POLICE PRESENCE
Rachel Breitman |
Last year, school administrators repeatedly clashed with the police assigned to curb crime in their
schools. Will enhanced officer training help quiet the chaos?
