Brooklyn
For Clients Sick or Not, Hospitals Serve as Safe Havens
Ruth Ford |
One aspect of the hospital crisis is that city hospitals exist not just to treat illness, but to protect vulnerable people from violence, homelessness and other threats.
Activism and Volunteerism
Juvenile Justice Reform Falls Short of Goals
Helen Zelon |
The Close to Home initiative was supposed to move detained kids to less restrictive settings and improve their ability to complete their education. That hasn’t happened.
Health and Environment
Only Two Electric-Cab Drivers On the Road in NYC
Oliver Morrison |
Five of the seven electric cars in the city’s taxi and for-hire fleet are idle, but Luis Castro is still making battery-powered stops in the Bronx.
Boroughs
Students, Teachers Say Roll-Out of New GED Has Been Flawed
Oliver Morrison |
They say they haven’t had the resources and preparation to gear up for the newer, tougher TASC exam.
Affordable Housing
New Push For Banks to Monitor Building Conditions
Jack Newfield Reporting Class |
For decades housing advocates have hounded negligent property owners. Now there’s increasing focus on the lenders who permit them to buy other peoples’ homes.
Boroughs
Outer Borough BIDs Struggle With Low Budgets, Little Impact
Patrick Gillespie |
While well-funded business improvement districts are major players in thriving commercial districts, many outer borough BIDs have too few resources to make a difference.
Health and Environment
New York Braces for Private Investment in Hospitals
Ruth Ford |
In a state where all hospitals are either public or non-profit, Gov. Cuomo’s bid to permit private investment in health facilities stirs cheer among fans and fears among opponents of the for-profit hospital model.
Boroughs
Is the Bronx as Progressive as De Blasio Says?
Kate Pastor |
The mayor lauds the borough’s “progressive values,” but the buzzword’s application to Bronx politics is uneven at best—a fact that may complicate the mayor’s ability to execute his agenda.
Housing and Homelessness
Concerns Over Private Firm Managing Some NYCHA Properties
Ali Winston |
The move to bring in outside management for some of the authority’s Section 8 properties is not the first, but comes at a sensitive time for the agency.
Bronx
Why Big Newspapers Skip the Bronx
F. T. Green |
Income levels appear to drive the decision, as surveys indicate the poor consume less news.
