City Hall
Doomsday Mayoral Budget Steps Closer To Reality
Neil deMause |
Bloomberg’s final fiscal plan looks a lot like the “doomsday” preliminary budget he issued in January.
Criminal Justice
Hate Crime By The Numbers
Jarrett Murphy |
A Brooklyn jury convicted a man of killing an immigrant but acquitted him of a hate crime. Here’s a look at hate crimes in New York since 2004.
Criminal Justice
Mother's Day For Inmate 09G0379: A Reunion
Patrick Egan |
Almost three quarters of the 2,422 women in New York state prisons are mothers. In part 2 of our series on children visiting their moms inside, families are briefly reunited.
City Hall
Billboard Owner Censors Marijuana Reform Ad
Jake Mooney |
The ad would have cited the hypocrisy of arresting users when nearly half of all New Yorkers, including Bloomberg, have tried the drug.
Charter Revision
Charter Commission Meets Monday
Jarrett Murphy |
The panel considering changes to the city’s governing structure will consider which issues to examine during its next round of hearings.
Latino
Inside Schools Designed For Black and Latino Boys
Helen Zelon |
A new report answers the question: What does a good single sex school for boys of color do, and why does it do it?
Investigations
Bloomberg Cash Rewards Program Gets Mixed Reviews
Neil deMause |
The centerpiece of the mayor’s anti-poverty plan is being phased out after showing mixed results. City Hall says it was a valuable try. But what lessons has the city learned?
Be Our Source: Send Us Poems
City Limits |
City Limits is looking for poems by authors aged 16 to 24 about the trials and triumphs of life in New York City.
Advocacy
Group Wants UN Scrutiny Of U.S. Black Unemployment
Jarrett Murphy |
As the United Nation’s Human Rights Council embarks on a review of the United States, some advocates say high black joblessness is a mark against America.
Economic Development
To Fight Financial Reform, Your Bank Wants You!
Jarrett Murphy |
Some banks are asking their customers to call on lawmakers to halt or amend the financial reform bill. Tell us: Is yours?
