Citywide
What Stands Between A Child And A Lasting Family
Karen Loew |
A study is underway that looks at how to lower the barriers to securing permanent homes for children in the foster care system.
Bronx
The Forty Years War
Jarrett Murphy |
The ‘war on drugs’ continues as ever, though you might not hear much about it anymore. The new issue of CLI looks at its advances and setbacks — and who’s caught in the conflict today.
Bronx
Auditor-In-Chief: Has Thompson Effected Change?
Jarrett Murphy |
With more than seven years and 650 audits under his belt, Comptroller William Thompson helms a uniquely powerful watchdog function across all of city government.
ARTS and CULTURE
Remodeling Child Welfare By Answering This 'Request'
Jessica Glazer |
Agencies providing foster care and preventive services are working to secure new contracts that write recent innovations into the record.
Citywide
OTHER DAVIDS READY THEIR Slings In Run For Mayor
Jarrett Murphy |
Though City Councilman Tony Avella and “Reverend” Billy Talen have an uphill battle to beat Goliath this fall, they’re banking on grassroots dissent against Bloomberg to propel their bids for office.
Citywide
A Matter Of Interpretation: How Will Court View J-51?
Nicholas Jahr |
Tax breaks for landlords and rent rates for thousands of tenants hang in the balance as a high court decision is awaited.
Bronx
Not Dead Yet: Hopes For Housing Bills
Rachel Nielsen |
A roundup of predictions for what happens when Senate deadlock ends and struggles over housing legislation resume.
Citywide
'A Legal Practice Well Worth Doing'
Laura MacCleery |
Community lawyering models get a boost from this new study of one legal services provider.
Citywide
Second In Command: A Lawyer's Argument
Jarrett Murphy |
In the final installment of our series on the race for public advocate, a look at civil liberties lawyer Norman Siegel’s third run for the city’s number-two post.
Citywide
When Could Empty Condos Become Affordable Homes?
Bendix Anderson |
Don’t pack your bags yet — the fact of empty new buildings doesn’t mean the city has any new funding streams yet to put toward their ‘adaptive reuse.’
