Women
CHANGING TACK
K. Wright |
The CDC announced a new focus for its HIV prevention strategy that some advocates worry is dangerously close to mandatory testing.
Center for an Urban Future
THE CITY'S BURDEN
K. Wright |
New York City lost nearly 58,000 jobs last year while the city’s six closest suburbs gained almost 39,000.
Neighborhoods
DIRTY DUMP
K. Wright |
Pennsylvania has shut down a landfill that takes 10 percent of New York’s garbage.
Bronx
RUMBLE IN THE PARK
K. Wright |
The city’s campaign to build a water filtration plant in Van Cortlandt Park, despite community opposition, is slowly moving forward.
Homelessness
FAITH IN JUDGES
K. Wright |
Chief Judge Judith Kaye appointed a commission to study ways to “reaffirm public trust in our judiciary.”
CHARTING THE CENTER
K. Wright |
The epicenter of the city’s HIV/AIDS epidemic continues to reside in Harlem and Chelsea.
Bronx
RIGHT TO APPEAL
K. Wright |
State nursing home residents have filed a federal suit charging the health department with violating thier right to appeal eviction.
Neighborhoods
VENDING REFORM
K. Wright |
The Bloomberg administration agrees with Council members who say vendor licensing rules are in dire need of an update.
SUCCESS, FOR NOW
K. Wright |
The city’s AIDS agency has turned around its record on processing emergency assistance cases.
BACK UP PLANS
K. Wright |
Most Mitchell-Lama tenants qualify for other aid that will keep thier rent down even if their landlords buy out of the program.
