Manhattan

Ins and Outs

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One major policy group gains a new leader, while another loses a longtime champion: a look at some job changeovers around the city.

Government

Support for the Homeless

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As the city’s shelter population grows, a group of advocates for the homeless last week called on the governor and mayor to make room in next year’s budget for cash to build thousands of new supportive apartments for homeless New Yorkers with mental illness.

Government

Diagnosis: Insanity

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Two years after a judge ordered the city to help the mentally ill stay out of jail, Rikers Island is still the only place in New York where they’re guaranteed care.

Bronx

Pulpit Friction

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Deborah Rose looked like a political savior for Staten Island’s beleaguered blacks–until the preachers turned their backs.

Child Welfare

Judge Not

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Once the arbiters of last resort, New York’s judges have become referees for city policy, from welfare reform to environmental cleanup. But just when judges should be keeping the mayor in check, his legal team makes sure they stay on the sidelines.

David Dinkins

Eight Lessons We Can Learn From LA, Part One

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Palm trees, surf and endless summers aren’t the only reasons to envy La-La Land. Some of its urban policies aren’t bad, either. From a thriving manufacturing sector to a living-wage law and a child welfare system that focuses on keeping families together, Angelenos are doing quite a few things right.

Bronx

Response Time

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Five activists probe the city’s reaction to the Amadou Diallo shooting, from the politics behind the protests to the future of organizing. Has New York witnessed the spark of a lasting movement, or just a shooting star?