Citywide
Economic Inopportunity
Jill Grossman |
“Welcome to New York City’s economic boom!” trumpets a magazine commissioned by the City Council to promote the city’s economy.
Manhattan
ONE BIG BREAK
Jill Grossman |
In a push to give nonprofits some relief from the real estate crunch and to fill empty office space outside of lower Manhattan, a group of realtors is calling on the city to offer incentives to organizations willing to move to the outer boroughs or north of 96th Street.
Homelessness
AT THE HUD OF THE CLASS
Jill Grossman |
Housing agendas familiar to New Yorkers could soon pop up at HUD, as President Bush taps some Empire State policy makers to fill the agency’s senior staff.
Jews and Judaism
PARTY OF…13? HEIGHTS POLS VIE FOR COUNCIL CROWN
Jill Grossman |
A member of the Lubavitcher Hasidim becomes the first from his community to run for public office in the city, and his campaign could drastically change the dynamic of an already overcrowded race for City Council in Brooklyn.
Government
Running on Advocacy
Jill Grossman |
Why fight City Hall when you can be in it? In next November’s City Council election, it will be hard to find a ballot that doesn’t include a high-profile activist–or three.
The Disabled
Points of Entry: Red Tape for Refugees
Jill Grossman |
New York’s red carpet for refugees: red tape.
Counting Backwards
Jill Grossman |
Going by the numbers, New York City should be getting additional representitives in Albany. But count on politics as usual to turn this year’s census into another opportunity to core the Big Apple.
Homelessness
HUD BUDGET: THEY'LL VOUCH FOR IT
Jill Grossman |
The proposed housing budget from the Clinton Administration calls for billions in increases, including a lot of useful voucher programs.
Neighborhoods
JUDGE SAYS YES FOR AIDS HOUSING
Jill Grossman |
Angered by an outsider’s plans, Bed-Stuy’s community board argued that the neighborhood already had its fair share of facilities, but a judge disagreed.
