CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
AIDS Program Cuts Stir Protest
Johann Hamilton |
Advocates are speaking out against proposed cuts to programs that feed and house people living with HIV/AIDS.
CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
FDNY Closings Will Affect More Than Just 20 Neighborhoods
Jarrett Murphy |
Closing fire companies to reduce the city’s budget gap could have broad ripple effects as firefighters travel farther to get to emergencies and deal with buildings with which they aren’t as familiar.
CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
Mayor's Budget Scolds State, Saves Child-Care Slots
Jarrett Murphy |
While announcing the restoration of some child care services that had been targeted for cuts, the mayor’s plan projects that many agency budgets will see bigger reductions than earlier predicted.
Bronx
From Welfare To Work—Until A Budget Cut Hits
Patrick Wall |
Through the transitional jobs program, hundreds of former welfare recipients have performed actual city jobs—not workfare. But state budget reductions will force the program to scale back.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Why I'm Fasting To Protest Budget Cuts
Heidi Hynes |
As leaders in Washington, Albany and City Hall have contemplated huge funding reductions, advocates have mounted protests, written letters and pleaded through the press. Now some are giving up food. One Bronx leader explains why.
Housing and Homelessness
Life In A Landmark: Pioneering Public Housing Site Shows Its Age
Shamira Muhammad |
For residents of First Houses—the Lower East Side site where public housing began in the United States—pride in their historic location is mixed with worries about deterioration inside.
Bronx
What Cuts Will Cost: Children's Learning, Parents' Work
Gerard Flynn |
As tabloids celebrate an on-time state budget, a look at what one budget cut at the city level will mean: fewer childcare slots, less school prep for kids and a tough choice for their working parents.
Bronx
Senate, Assembly Resist Cuomo Cuts To Services
Jarrett Murphy |
Legislators want to restore many human services that Gov. Cuomo proposed cutting. But the Senate and Assembly still differ by tens of millions of dollars on social funding, and some programs still face elimination.
Government
Critics Of Homeless Program Fight To Save It
Diana Scholl |
Advocates for the homeless have long criticized the Bloomberg administration’s approach to getting people out of shelters. But with the state threatening to end funding for the program, most advocates have joined the city to oppose the cuts.
Government
Grandparents Who Parent Are Facing Budget Cuts
Patrick Wall |
Thousands of New York children are raised by relatives other than their parents. Many rely on state programs to support their unexpected second stint as guardians.
