New York State has a long list of anti-poverty programs that are funded with federal welfare monies. The dirty little secret: through the miracle of accounting, hundreds of millions are actually paying for tax breaks.
Relatively modest rent increases are in the cards for tenants in rent-controlled apartments, thanks to a judge’s decision to throw out a new landlord-sponsored calculator.
t-controlled tenants can now breathe easier: On April 6, the state Supreme Court validated the way that their rents are being calculated–a method that has led to relatively modest annual increases recently of between 3 and 4 percent.
Women who have been the victim of domestic abuse are supposed to be given a reprieve from work requirements for a few months when they apply for welfare. Few are.
By torpedoing the process the city used to hire welfare-to-work crony Maximus, critics may have called into question a slew of upcoming consulting projects.
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