Bronx
A Nurturing Network Grows In Bushwick
Nekoro Gomes |
Amid a citywide plan to support a new model for child welfare, a foster parent serves as a recruiter and role model in her neighborhood.
Brooklyn
Battle Over the Armory: Residents Oppose DHS Plan
Mike Reicher |
Community members in central Brooklyn sound off on city plans to convert the Bedford-Atlantic Armory into a men’s homeless intake center.
Citywide
OTHER DAVIDS READY THEIR Slings In Run For Mayor
Jarrett Murphy |
Though City Councilman Tony Avella and “Reverend” Billy Talen have an uphill battle to beat Goliath this fall, they’re banking on grassroots dissent against Bloomberg to propel their bids for office.
Bronx
What The High Line's Success Can Teach Us
Karen Loew |
Savvy and serendipity played a big part in the realization of this long-awaited park. But the project’s success contains lessons for other public efforts of every kind.
Citywide
When Could Empty Condos Become Affordable Homes?
Bendix Anderson |
Don’t pack your bags yet — the fact of empty new buildings doesn’t mean the city has any new funding streams yet to put toward their ‘adaptive reuse.’
Bronx
Seeking Fannie's Help Before Conditions Worsen
Karen Loew |
As excessive property prices and debt lead to failing conditions and foreclosures at buildings around the city, Fannie Mae indicates it will intervene at some properties.
Citywide
Counterproductive Cuts: Budget Takes Us Backward
Nancy Wackstein |
Human services nonprofits and their clients — already a vulnerable group — have already absorbed more than enough budget austerity.
Citywide
Second In Command: The Crusader's Charge
Jarrett Murphy |
A look at Queens Councilman Eric Gioia, who brings both idealism and strong funding to his quest for higher office. The third in a five-part series on the race for the Number Two spot in city government.
Brooklyn
Turnips and Tatsoi: A Farm Comes To Flatbush
Nekoro Gomes |
This summer, affordable organic produce will be delivered straight from an upstate farm to this working-class Brooklyn neighborhood.
Citywide
Protections Sought For Foreclosed-Upon Renters
Bendix Anderson |
The worst is yet to come for apartment buildings with too much debt. What will that mean for tens of thousands of tenants?
