CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
The Economics Of Rent Control, Revisited
Jarrett Murphy |
As Albany heads toward a renewal of rent control, it’s time to study up on the traditional arguments against rent regulation, and the counterpoints.
CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
New Graduation Numbers Show Growth, Gaps
City Limits |
The state released new statistics on high school graduation rates. New York City’s improved once again, but a new measure of college readiness suggests huge challenges remain.
CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
What Budget Crisis? Unions Say City Sits On Funds
Johann Hamilton |
Hundreds gathered around City Hall on Tuesday to argue that Mayor Bloomberg’s proposed budget cuts don’t add up—because there’s already ample money in the city’s coffers to close this year’s funding gap, and there could be even more.
Bronx News Network
Bronx River Walking Tour Slide Show
Bronx News Network |
The slideshow is composed of pictures taken by photographer Trent Love who was on the scene of Bronx River Walking Tour.
Bronx News Network
Fight Over Worship at Schools Puts Bronx Church in Spotlight
Bronx News Network |
The Bronx Household of Faith has held services in PS/MS 15 for the past nine years.[Editor’s note: This story appears in the latest issue of the Norwood News, which hits local streets today. Just a quick warning: this story is long and easily could have been longer. I’m planning a follow-up post to tackle some of the angles we couldn’t fit into this original piece.]By Alex KratzWhen the leaders of Bronx Household of Faith, an evangelical Christian congregation based in University Heights, first approached the city, in 1994, about using its public schools to hold worship services, they didn’t think much of it. They certainly did not think they would find themselves, 17 years later, fighting for freedom of religion and speech as part of a back-and-forth legal case that could end up in front of the Supreme Court. “It’s taken on a life of its own,” said Bob Hall, Bronx Household of Faith’s head pastor.
Bronx News Network
Bronx News Roundup, Wednesday, June 15
Bronx News Network |
Welcome to the Wednesday early afternoon edition of the roundup. I’ll be your humble host and guide today as we navigate through the latest Bronx news.
