Michael Bloomberg
THE HOUSES THAT MIKE BUILT, OR AT LEAST SAYS HE WILL
Alyssa Katz |
Unbeholden to any landlord campaign contributions, Republican mayoral candidate Michael Bloomberg floats a ambitious housing agenda.
Bronx
UNLIKELY ROOMMATES PUSH FOR NEW HOUSING AGENDA
Alyssa Katz |
With an eye toward the next two years’ elections in New York, an unlikely coalition of big banks, real estate developers and advocates for the homeless have agreed on a proposal to put low- and middle-income housing development on the map.
Citywide
Love Haiti Relationship
Alyssa Katz |
In Flatbush’s Survivor, the island whose politics matter isn’t Brooklyn.
Homelessness
HOMELESS LOSE AT THE VERY LEASE
Alyssa Katz |
Under a mandate to create more housing for homeless families, the city is having a hard time getting landlords to help out.
Economy
RAISING AN ISSUE
Alyssa Katz |
In giving his two cents on the City Council’s budget, Comptroller Alan Hevesi courts union support for his bid for mayor.
Bronx
IN THE PATAKI ZONE: UPSTATE TAX BREAKS, ZIP FOR NYC:
Alyssa Katz |
Pataki’s plot to expand tax-break “Empire Zones” is an upstate love letter that leaves NYC in the lurch.
Justice
SEE YOU IN COURT–OR IN THE PAPERS
Alyssa Katz |
With a media-ready case against the city’s child welfare system, Marcia Robinson Lowry steps up to defend children who never should have been taken into foster care.
SANITATION DEPT. WEIGHS IN ON THE POLEMICS OF POSTERS
Alyssa Katz |
The annual ritual of festooning the lampposts of Brooklyn with political posters is threatened by an energized Sanitation Department–and political outsiders feel the pain.
