CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Counting Street Homeless: Volunteer Night Is Flawed
Laurie Dick |
A participant in January’s annual one-night count of the unsheltered homeless says it misleads both volunteers and those they’re trying to help.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Counting Street Homeless: 'Hope' Is The Gold Standard
Maryanne K. Schretzman |
The designer of the city’s counting method says the approach is sound, and delivers essential information and assistance.
Bronx
Inspected and Corrected: New Focus on Nonprofits
Karen Loew |
Providing foster care, drug counseling, senior services and more, groups holding hundreds of millions in city contracts are facing increased scrutiny.
Queens
Con Ed To Clean Up Contaminated Waterway
Adam Pincus |
Sediment in the Flushing River has been found to contain cancer-causing PCBs.
Bronx
Advocates Work With U.N. For Civil Rights At Home
Carolyn Whelan |
After a trip to Geneva, activists find that a local bill to advance “human dignity and equality” is moving forward in City Council this week.
Bronx
For Creatives, A Haven's Becoming A Headache
Michelle S. Han |
At a forum last week, self-employed Brooklynites and the experts who value them explored challenges to the growth of their demographic.
