City Hall
Welfare Reformer Becomes City Homeless Commissioner
Neil deMause |
Advocates for the poor and homeless fear he’ll enforce harsh consequences on those who don’t shape up.
Film and Television
'Treme' Stew: Race, Culture, Politics
Mike Longman |
The new HBO series looks at New Orleans a few months after Katrina. In real life, the Crescent City is still taking stock of what was lost.
City Hall
Memo: City Hall Backs Charging Homeless
Kelly Virella |
The Bloomberg administration has blamed state regulations for its move to charge rent in homeless shelters. But City Hall opposes efforts to overturn those rules.
Labor Unions
A Young Gun For Labor
Danielle Douglas |
A 28-year-old union president is trying to get his members a new contract and, some say, reflecting a new wave of labor activism.
City Conversations
Over the Brink, Over the Edge
Dr. Julianne Malveaux |
When the unemployment rate dropped from 10 percent in December to 9.7 percent in January, there are those who breathed a sigh of relief and asserted that recovery is on the horizon.
Environment and Energy
How Fares Welfare?
Jarrett Murphy |
While the mild post-9/11 recession was a dry run, the current downturn is the first real test of the safety net since welfare reform.
Homelessness
Survey Says: You Trust Us
Kelly Virella |
City Limits named one of New York’s most trusted news sources
Media
NYC Web World Regroups After FCC Defeat
Kelly Virella |
A court ruling barring the FCC from regulating broadband has local organizations plotting how to give the agency new teeth.
Joel Klein
Grad Gain Endangered
Helen Zelon |
High school graduation rates are up – but earning a public school diploma is about to get more difficult.
Homelessness
Street Homeless Numbers Jump
Eileen Markey |
As numbers of homeless people in shelters continues to rise, this year’s street count shows an increase too.
