ABSTAIN, BE MONOGOMOUS
K. Wright |
The Bush administration closed an annual scientific conference on HIV prevention by declaring that promoting abstinence and monogamy are the best way to stop the epidemic.
The Disabled
MENTAL HEALTH BLOCKS
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Parents of more than 12,700 children handed them over to government custody in 2001 in order to get mental health care for them, according to the GAO.
Manhattan
WASTED FUNDS
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Councilmember Alan Gerson panned yesterday the mayor’s plan to generate affordable housing in his lower Manhattan district.
LANDER MOVING ON
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Fifth Avenue Committee Executive Director Brad Lander is leaving after ten years at the organization’s helm.
Housing and Homelessness
VOUCHER MATH
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President Bush’s proposal to block-grant Section 8 will cost the city 4,000 vouchers, the IBO says.
VOUCHER SHORTAGE
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The House has begun work on its HUD funding bill for 2004. Advocates say the White House proposal shortchanges vouchers by more than $1 billion.
IDENTIFICATION RULE
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The Bush administration may be nixing a rule that has allowed undocumented immigrants to get bank accounts.
The Disabled
A FEW CABS MORE
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The taxi cab commission can hand out 900 more medallions, but 9 percent must be accessible for people with disabilities.
Center for an Urban Future
CLOSED FOR BUSINESS
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Mayor Bloomberg signed legislation yesterday closing down the city’s Department of Employment and folding its functions into other agencies.
