Cash to Cras
Jill Grossman |
The Giuliani Administration considers paying homeless families to leave city shelters.
Citywide
A Lead on Lead
Jill Grossman |
Tenants in one- and two-family homes in New York City now have a better chance of holding their landlords accountable when their children suffer from lead poisoning, thanks to an October decision by the New York State Court of Appeals.
Gifford Miller
Council Gets Fres
Jill Grossman |
New electeds want a new order, but business as usual could do them in.
Homelessness
TAKE THIS CASH AND MOVE IT: CITY MAY PAY HOMELESS FAMILIES TO LEAVE SHELTERS
Jill Grossman |
With too few selter beds for the homeless families that need them–and under a court order to do something about it–the City may give cash to families that move out of the shelters.
September 11th (9/11)
LOSING INSURANCE ASSURANCE
Jill Grossman |
Some of the more than 93,000 households who’ve received emergency Medicaid since September 11 are scheduled to lose their benefits on February 1 unless the Pataki administration devises a transition health plan in the next few weeks.
STATE COURT PAINTS NEW FACE ON LEAD POISONING CASES
Jill Grossman |
A court case gives some New York City tenants a better chance of holding their landlords accountable when their children suffer from lead poisoning.
City Hall
POLITICS AS UNUSUAL
Jill Grossman |
In the days before the general election, some candidates are taking unusual steps to make it into the City Council, and to stir things if the voters do send them there.
Citywide
Labor’s Election Day Loss
Jill Grossman |
9/11 election delays cost Working Families Party.
Jews and Judaism
SERVICE GROUPS GEAR UP TO LOSE MEAT AND POTATOES
Jill Grossman |
The state budget items some criticize as “pork” actually help keep some social services groups running, but with the governor calling to trim any “extras” from the budget, these groups are now preparing to slash programs from food delivery to counseling.
September 11th (9/11)
CASH POOR GROUPS WAIT FOR CITY TO START FLOWING
Jill Grossman |
Facing a severe drop in donations after September 11th, some nonprofits are barely hanging on as they wait for the city to resume paying on its contracts.
