Bronx
YOUTH LOCKUP SOARS
C. Feldman |
Advocates demand replacement for Alternative to Detention program.
Michael Bloomberg
PRESERVATION PUSH
C. Feldman |
The mayor’s housing plan offers new tools for retaining affordable units.
Latino
TRANSLATION BILL NIXED
C. Feldman |
Mayor Bloomberg vetoes Education Equity Act, a bill aimed at providing better translation services for parents of public school children.
Health and Environment
NEW HOME FOR GIBBS
C. Feldman |
Department of Homeless Services Commissioner Linda Gibbs named deputy mayor for health and human services.
Bronx
BRONX MERCHANTS SENT PACKING
C. Feldman |
State Supreme Court rules that the city’s deal with the Related Companies can move forward. Merchants consider their next move.
Homelessness
HOMELESS DEBATE DEFANGED
C. Feldman |
A new group aims to make homelessness less political–and more solvable.
Bronx
PRAXIS PALS PUNISHED
C. Feldman |
Attorney General Eliot Spitzer announces long-awaited settlement with leaders of Praxis Housing Initiatives, a nonprofit HIV/AIDS service provider.
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.
HEALTHY HOMES HOLDOUT
C. Feldman |
Housing meeting erupts as tenants demand hearing for slumlord accountability bill.
