Justice
YOUTH PROGRAMS IN CROSSFIRE OF GIULIANI-COUNCIL WAR
Kemba Johnson |
The City Council has passed a budget that funds all sorts of social services. But the Mayor is allowed to overrule those line items, and he just might.
Welfare
WELFARE RECIPIENTS WIN $8.4 MILLION FROM CITY AIDS AGENCY
Kemba Johnson |
The city has agreed to get the word out about a package of benefits for welfare recipients who have HIV-related illnesses, a policy it had been keeping under wraps.
ACS IN TOWER OF TROUBLE
Kemba Johnson |
The city’s child welfare agency is set to return to a formerly toxic office building–but the union says the site isn’t fixed yet.
Recycling
USA WASTED IN W'BURG
Kemba Johnson |
Local opponents to a proposed waste-transfer station in Brooklyn were pleased to see that the state wants the builder to prepare an Environmental Inpact Statement for the facility.
Waterfront
WILLIAMSBURG PARK AUCTIONED
Kemba Johnson |
Looking to make more money, the owners a parcel of land on the East River are willing to scuttle plans for an urban park on the site.
Bronx
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN COURT
Kemba Johnson |
The city expands a specialized court to handle domestic violence, adding misdemeanor cases in the Bronx.
Bronx
INS & OUTS: LILLIAM'S WAY, MAYBERRY PICKED
Kemba Johnson |
Coming and goings in the government and nonprofit world.
Economy
CITY WORKERS LOSE LAYOFF PROTECTION ON JUNE 30TH
Kemba Johnson |
A provision to keep city workers from being laid-off ends in 30 days, and job cuts are already in the works.
Homelessness
HOMELESS AGENCY TO LAY OFF 105 FAMILY SOCIAL WORKERS
Kemba Johnson |
Homeless advocates decry the city’s cuts, which they say will make it harder for families to get the help they need.
Manhattan
RE-TURNER
Kemba Johnson |
Last time welfare chief Jason Turner testified at City Council, he stormed off in a huff. This time around, it was a bit more civil.
