Brooklyn
Diagnosing Brooklyn's Hospital Crisis
Ruth Ford |
Brooklyn hospitals are collapsing in a dog-eat-dog maelstrom of plunging Medicaid reimbursements, failed action plans and exhausting rounds of recriminations.
Brooklyn
Real-Estate Lobby Dives into Central Brooklyn Council Race
Norman Oder |
Amid a field of progressive candidates, the developer-backed Jobs for New York PAC’s support for one candidate both boosts her efforts–and makes her a target.
Bronx
Why One City Project Went $1.7B Over Budget
Bob Hennelly |
Built in a public park over loud opposition, the Croton Filtration Plant will cost at least twice what the Bloomberg administration budgeted. Are there lessons there for the next mayor?
Bronx
Pols Aggressively Shaping Bronx Community Boards
Naomi Cohen |
The sway that the borough president and councilmembers have over the boards isn’t new. But the past year has seen several high-profile instances of officials using that power.
Brooklyn
Brooklyn Wage Theft Case Grinds On
Tobias Salinger |
Authorities found that a Williamsburg construction company owed its workers $500,000, but no one’s been paid yet. Advocates blame enforcement delays on overburdened state inspectors.
Brooklyn
Court Battle Over Brooklyn Compost Site
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
As the city targets wider food-waste composting, an earlier yard-waste collection program has two city departments squaring off against some East New York residents.
ARTS and CULTURE
Amid Tests and Tight Budgets, Schools Find Room for Arts
Jessica Siegel |
DOE statistics indicate arts instruction is absent from many middle and high schools. But for some principals, arts aren’t an extra—they’re a priority.
Brooklyn
How the M-train is Gentrifying Bushwick
Orlando Lee Rodriguez |
A shift in transit routes has triggered a wave of social change south of Myrtle Avenue, spurring a familiar mix of optimism and fear among residents.
Bronx
Advocates Fear Homeless Program Threatens Affordable Housing
Jordan Moss |
Responding to the shelter surge, the city has placed homeless families in clusters of apartments in private buildings. The pricey program might undermine rent stabilization.
Economy
FreshDirect Job Vows: At Odds with Environmental Claims?
Neil deMause |
The grocery deliverer says it will create thousands of jobs in the South Bronx, but that expansion disappears when the firm analyzes its environmental impact.
