At a debate on issues affecting low-income New Yorkers, Bill de Blasio and John Liu attacked Christine Quinn over her refusal to permit a vote on requiring sick leave for workers.
Said one voter: “A lot of people are saying this isn’t normal.”
Poll workers ran ballots up and down the stairs between elderly voters and the scanners on an upper floor.
How do you get today’s high school students engaged in American democracy? One Brooklyn high school math teacher is campaigning to improve civic participation by turning pupils into pollsters.
The Republicans call welfare reform “the most successful anti-poverty policy in memory” and the Democrats claim the stimulus saved 7 million people from poverty. What else do the platforms have to say about cities and poverty?
After 36 years, we’re formally announcing that we have ceased printing our magazine. We are also very excited to report that we’ve acquired the Bronx News Network.
A panel that will redraw the city’s 51 City Council districts to reflect changes in population is holding a series of public meetings next week.
There’s more to know today about the effect of CUNY admissions policies on student demographics, the fiscal impact of city sanitation policy and more.
New York City is creating jobs at a faster pace than the rest of the country, but also seeing its unemployment rate rise—and not because new job seekers are flooding the market. What explains the disconnect?
The National Council on Crime and Delinquency recognized our coverage of staff sexual misconduct in New York’s prisons and the housing challenges facing former inmates.
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