City Hall
CLUTTERED WITH ART?
K. Wright |
Artists and the parks department square off on new regs for selling art in city parks.
City Hall
FED BILL TAKES ON BANKS, BUT PREYS ON STRICT NEW YORK LAW
Matt Pacenza |
A new bill tossing around Washington aims to put the reins on companies that make high-cost loans to homeowners–but it could mean the demise of the stronger laws passed in New York City and Albany late last year.
City Hall
SPINNING THE TREE
K. Wright |
Mayor Bloomberg has “expanded” the Christmas tree recycling program—and, by the way, eliminated curb pick up.
City Hall
POLICE SUPPORT
K. Wright |
Advocates are saving the holidays for an NYPD cop suspended for not arresting homeless people.
City Hall
A NEW BUDGET FIX: POLITICAL FUNDRAISING
Alyssa Katz |
As the city falls on tough economic times, some government officials are looking to relax ethics rules in order to raise private cash.
Justice
BLOOMBERG HOPES CITY CAN WIN SOME WHILE LOSING SOME
City Limits |
The mayor’s latest financial plan may not be as across the board as he’s claimed–homeless services do better than most.
City Hall
FREEZED OUT: AFTER MASS RETIRES, NO NEW HIRES
Jamie Katz and Jill Grossman |
Bloomberg’s hiring freeze could not come at a worse time: Just three weeks ago, thousands of city employees took the city up on its lucrative early retirement offer.
Bronx
WITH ONE STRIKE, KIDS IN DAY CARE MAY BE OUT
Lauren Johnston |
After nearly two years without a contract, teachers and support staff at hundreds of city-funded day care centers say they are poised to strike if City Hall doesn’t move soon, leaving thousands of low-income working parents wondering who will care for their kids.
City Hall
FEDS AND ALBANY PLAN TO GIVE FOOD THE STAMP OF APPROVAL
Matt Pacenza |
Assistance is on the way for many of the hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers who qualify for food stamps but up to now haven’t gotten them because of long applications and strict requirements.
Bronx
Big Red School House
Steven Gnagni |
After years of pushing for the construction of a few new schools in the long-unused Kingsbridge Armory–with little response from the mayor’s office–some Bronx residents recently got their first sign that their proposal could happen when Bloomberg officials said they would look into it.
