Michael Bloomberg
OUT WITH THE OLD: RENT BOARD
LOSES POPULAR PUBLIC MEMBER
Jillian Jonas |
Insiders and advocates on the mayor’s decision to dismiss Martin Zelnick from the Rent Guidelines Board.
Community Service Society of New York
DISSECTING WELFARE STATS:
FORMER CLIENTS 'DISAPPEAR'
Cassi Feldman |
Welfare rolls dip to 40-year low, but new data shows that many recipients may be leaving without jobs.
Michael Bloomberg
THE CITY'S LATEST HIRINGS,
FIRINGS AND RETIRINGS
J. Edward Mendez |
Spring brings staff changes at City Hall, the Harlem Dowling-Westside Center, the Association for Neighborhood and Housing Development, and more.
Family Court
OPEN TO INTERPRETATION: COURTS
MOVE TO IMPROVE TRANSLATION
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New plan would improve training and pay for interpreters.
Center for an Urban Future
THE CREATIVE EDGE
A. Breslau |
Major conference will examine how New York City can better support its vibrant arts sector.
David Dinkins
MAYOR'S RACE
K.Angelova |
Double Trouble: Black Mayors, Black Communities, and the Call for a Deep Democracy, by J. Phillip Thompson, III; Oxford University Press, $ 29.95.
DINING DISASTER
J.E. Mendez |
Report links poor labor conditions in restaurants with unsavory health and safety practices.
Immigration
RIPPING OFF IMMIGRANTS: JOB
AGENCIES EXPLOIT WORKERS
Gabriel Thompson |
They’re supposed to help immigrant laborers, but some employment services are setting them up for a scam instead.
Center for an Urban Future
WORKING CLASS BLUES
T. Colton |
New report from the Center for an Urban Future and the Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy finds growing number of low-income working families in New York.
NYPD
IMMIGRATION FRUSTRATION: LOCAL
GROUPS REJECT SENATE COMPROMISE
Saurav Sarkar |
Local grassroots immigration groups criticize national orgs for backing Senate deal.
