A year ago, the New York City Housing Authority agreed to offer public housing residents apprenticeships on agency construction sites. Now the work is set to begin–but the jobs have yet to materialize.
Struggling to stay afloat, credit unions may soon be able to get government incentives once reserved for banks.
A coalition of private companies working in public education has founded a new industry group to go up against advocates for keeping things public.
Union membership continued its 20-year decline in 2003, according to the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics report.
In an otherwise sleepy election year, some City Council races are getting interesting as the September 9 primary draws near.
The New York City Housing Authority has agreed to enforce federal and local mandates requiring its contractors to hire public housing residents.
Bloomberg’s proposed budget cuts could mean dirtier homeless shelters with fewer services and new challenges for foster parents and teens.
New York’s union workers are shrinking, but the state’s workforce is still the nation’s most unionized.
As part of a shift in the city’s workforce development policy, the Human Resource Administration will soon require that the job trainers it contracts with take on a lot more clients on public assistance. Since their city contracts are based on how long their clients keep a job, these companies fear that with so many hard-to-employ clients, their businesses may be in trouble.
City Limits uses investigative journalism through the prism of New York City to identify urban problems, examine their causes, explore solutions, and equip communities to take action.
Founded in 1976 in the midst of New York’s fiscal crisis, City Limits exists to inform democracy and equip citizens to create a more just city. The organization is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit funded by foundation support, ad sponsorship and donations from readers.
Support local, investigative journalism that has informed and empowered New Yorkers for 45 years.
Support local, investigative journalism that has informed and empowered New Yorkers for 45 years.
