ARTS and CULTURE
Immigrants Reach New Heights
Curtis Stephen |
With city and state turmoil shaking up political alignments, some see a new opening for growing ethnic groups to claim power.
ARTS and CULTURE
A Tough Gang To Follow
Curtis Stephen |
As Harlem’s older generation of leaders fades, black officials define new paths toward prominence.
Economy
Thin Gruel For Soup Kitchens
Neil deMause |
Publicly funded help for the needy, from food assistance to job training, dries up further under the proposed budget.
Child Welfare
1.5 Percent Less For Education
Helen Zelon |
How will $113 million less be felt across the public school system? How are other programs for children faring, from prenatal care to juvenile justice?
Bronx
Fewer Services For The Homeless
Eileen Markey |
Mayor Bloomberg’s big goals to cut homelessness in half and greatly expand affordable housing are being reinterpreted in the next budget.
Economy
Feeling the Recession's Impact
Neil deMause |
The mayor’s proposed city budget, which City Council just began examining, shows a nearly flat spending plan riddled with painful choices.
City Hall
Comptroller Moves To Rein In CityTime
Ali Winston |
An unfinished system to track city employees’ hours already costs 10 times what was budgeted. What now?
Health and Environment
Making Public Housing Public
Bendix Anderson |
Ideas for weaving public housing back into the city’s social fabric.
Citywide
Why Not Ease Up On Stop and Frisk?
Kesi Bem Foster |
Critics of police policy say stopping half a million mostly innocent New Yorkers takes too steep a toll on freedom and dignity. With crime way down, now’s the time to give the practice a rest.
Citywide
Truth and Consequences: Bloomberg and the Press
Jarrett Murphy |
Elected after one of the city’s most secretive mayors, Mike Bloomberg can’t help but look transparent. But is city government under this executive really an open book?
