Bronx
What Will It Take To Alter Makeup of Top Schools?
Helen Zelon |
Efforts to raise the achievement of students of color, and increase their admissions into the city’s competitive high schools, have seen limited success.
Economy
Day Laborers Go From Off-the-Books To Homeless
Andrew Silverstein |
Jobs were plentiful for undocumented immigrants during the boom — but in lean times there’s little work, and even less of a safety net.
Economy
Building A Better Model For Construction Wages
Jarrett Murphy |
Experts continue to differ over whether higher pay for laborers necessarily would mean that less affordable housing gets built.
Economy
Chapter 4: High Hopes, Steep Challenges for NYCHA
Jarrett Murphy |
The Bible reading during the Mass near the empty NYCHA complex was apropos. “Like a wise master builder I laid a foundation, and another is building upon it,” the passage from I Corinthians read. “But each one must be careful how he builds upon it.”
City Hall
Taino: 'Dream' Housing For Poor Set To Open
Susan Baldwin |
From 30 years ago: Long in the making, a unique subsidized housing project finally opened its doors.
ARTS and CULTURE
Pit Bull Ad Blitz: Spay Now or Pay Later
Jessica Firger |
Citing high rates of euthanasia for the breed, anti-cruelty activists are making it easier for lower-income pit bull owners to get their friends fixed.
Government
Mixed Media: Efforts To Increase Access For All
Alex Cotton |
City residents face changes to Internet availability, television reception, radio ratings and computer access — some more welcome than others.
Justice
Born Outside the U.S. And Keen To Cast A Vote
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Not only did immigrants demonstrate their voting power this year, they’re organizing for greater muscle in future elections.
Brooklyn
Acorn Led Financial Sector With Warnings on Lending
Eileen Markey |
The national advocacy group appears to deserve recognition for its prudent — and ignored — early advice about home loan practices.
Bronx
State Senate Power May Hinge On Queens Contests
Jarrett Murphy |
Democrats’ hopes to take control of the legislature’s upper house — in 2008 and potentially for decades beyond — hangs in the balance of three races in the city.
