SOCIAL SECURITY RESTORED
M. Herbert |
Federal court rules that social security recipients with outstanding arrest warrants should not automatically lose their aid.
Center for an Urban Future
CREATIVE NEW YORK
T. Adams |
A new report from The Center for an Urban Future offers suggestions for strengthening the city’s arts sector.
Hunger
RELIGIOUS RIGHTS IN QUESTION:
PRISONER SUES UPSTATE FACILITY
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A Sikh prisoner in New York’s Fishkill Correctional Facility is demanding access to sacred items and the freedom to follow religious customs.
Homelessness
FREQUENT FLIERS GROUNDED:
NEW HOUSING FOR HOMELESS
Cassi Feldman |
Two city agencies team up to launch an innovative new program for those who cycle between jail and homelessness.
Youth
PIER PRESSURE
B. Baumer |
Community board considers nighttime lock-up of West Village pier; queer youth fight to block proposal.
Marty Markowitz
BETTING ON A FULTON BID
T. Adams |
Business owners and neighbors in downtown Brooklyn are pushing for a Business Improvement District.
BUILDING SECURITY
B. Farrell |
More than 1,000 New York security guards join Local 32BJ as union pushes for better wages and benefits.
Welfare
WELFARE WARFARE
T. McMillan |
Federal welfare debate heats up with new House proposal requiring more work for recipients. Opponents hope to block it on procedural grounds.
TENANT ADVOCATE OR LANDLORD CHUM?
RENTERS CHALLENGE NONPROFIT HEAD
Gabriel Thompson |
Brooklyn tenants accuse Lawrence Hilonowitz, director of the Kings County Tenants’ Coalition, of harassment and intimidation.
COLD DAYS AHEAD: HEATING COSTS
THREATEN LOW-INCOME TENANTS
Bryan Farrell |
Advocates say rising oil prices could lead to rising rents or cutbacks in building maintenance. Meanwhile, the federal program that helps pay heating bills is woefully under-funded.
