ARTS and CULTURE
It Takes 'Elan' To Make Hot-Button Issues Cool
Curtis Stephen |
From a little office in Brooklyn, a new magazine reaches around the world to explore the lives and lifestyles of Muslim cosmopolites.
Health and Environment
Churches 'Foster' New Family Ties
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A group of Queens congregations is working together to recruit and nurture new foster parents.
Bronx
The City's Latest Hirings and Retirings
Alex Cotton |
New faces at public agencies and private groups across the city, as inimitable organizer John Raskin moves on, and labor leader Roger Toussaint moves up.
ARTS and CULTURE
The Changing Face Of Foster Care In NYC
Child Welfare Watch |
Institutionalized foster care for teens appears to be reaching the end of an era.
ARTS and CULTURE
Will The Real New York Liberal Please Stand Up
Robert Neuwirt |
Though flawed, this analysis of the last few decades’ politics yields a needed recipe for change.
ARTS and CULTURE
Why 'The Other Half' Lived — And Lives On
Nicholas Jahr |
A book explores the ideology and influence of Jacob Riis.
Bronx
Housing Activists Mourn Passing of Louise Sanchez
Rachel Nielsen |
An iconic, effective housing activist is remembered by those who knew her.
Economy
How to Change the World: Read These Manuals First
Bennett Baumer |
A new crop of organizing how-to’s derives many lessons from NYC.
Bronx
Cultivate the Grassroots: A New Development Model
Curtis Stephen |
Promises of affordable housing are leading to unexpected alliances in Brooklyn.
Bronx
WHEN 'NIMBY' SAVES YOUR LIFE
Eileen Markey |
This book documents the history, politics and meaning of undesirable facility placement – and resistance.
