Health and Environment
SEX ED SHOWDOWN: TEACHERS
AND ACTIVISTS PRESS DEPT. OF ED
Cassi Feldman |
Local health advocates say the Department of Education’s new curriculum doesn’t make the grade.
Bronx
BREAKING THE SILENCE: BX PROGRAM
HELPS KEEP CHILDREN SAFE–AT HOME
Cassi Feldman |
An innovative pilot project in Highbridge encourages neighbors to look out for abuse and support parents in need.
Manhattan
COURTING TROUBLE: FAMILY COURT
OVERWHELMED WITH NEW CASES
Cassi Feldman |
City courts face double whammy: a major surge in child protective cases and a strict new state law.
NAILING A VICTORY: KOREAN
MANICURIST WINS SETTLEMENT
Cassi Feldman |
Local community-based organizations help nail salon worker secure a hefty payout in labor dispute.
Homelessness
FREQUENT FLIERS GROUNDED:
NEW HOUSING FOR HOMELESS
Cassi Feldman |
Two city agencies team up to launch an innovative new program for those who cycle between jail and homelessness.
Government
BED-STUY TENANTS HELD HOSTAGE:
SLOW VOUCHERS MEAN NO REPAIRS
Cassi Feldman |
Tenants at Gates-Patchen Apartments are calling on the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to extend their development’s Section 8 contract. Meanwhile, another threat to distressed property lurks on the horizon.
NEW YORK'S NEWEST IMMIGRANTS: KATRINA SURVIVORS STRUGGLING
Cassi Feldman |
The city is helping hundreds of evacuated families now in New York, but displaced immigrants face special challenges.
Homelessness
BATTLE IN BUSHWICK: NONPROFITS SPAR OVER OFFICE SPACE
Cassi Feldman |
A Brooklyn credit union is struggling to postpone its eviction for a few more months. Its landlord says the credit union is dragging its feet–and jeopardizing affordable housing in the process.
Government
WORKING FAMILIES FRACAS: DEMS BLAST PARTY FOR MEDDLING
Cassi Feldman |
Dems say the WFP broke the law by campaigning against Eva Moskowitz before the Democratic primary. The WFP insists it’s playing by the book.
