ARTS and CULTURE
EXHIBIT MAKES CASE FOR EVERGREEN GOWANUS
Jennifer Barrett |
A show illustrating the past and present industrial activity along the Gowanus Canal highlights the area’s individuality.
Economy
Maybe Beloved Shops Don't Have To Disappear
Nicholas Jahr |
A range of ideas is proffered to stall the trend of older businesses’ extinction – though it could be too late for one block in Chelsea.
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.
Bronx
Close-To-Home Treatment For Youths Gains Notice
Betsy Morais |
An initiative by the city Department of Probation shows signs of success.
Bronx
Is 'Green' The Place To Look For Job Growth?
Abraham Paulos |
Workforce leaders convened to begin making a real plan for New Yorkers to identify and obtain jobs in the sustainability sector.
Bronx
Disparities Amid Progress For Five Boroughs' Kids
Evan Weinberger |
The risks to well-being children face have much to do with the neighborhoods they live in.
Bronx
The Fall And Rise Of The South Bronx
Roberta Brandes Gratz |
This look back at the successes and missteps of the Banana Kelly Community Development Association offers lessons for community organizers everywhere.
Bronx
In Far Rockaway, Pretty Beach Meets Housing Bust
Matthew Schwarzfeld |
The Rockaway Peninsula’s tortured development history enters its latest chapter, with ill-fated spec buildings disintegrating next to successful new housing development, and a rezoning belatedly attempting to instill order.
ARTS and CULTURE
Bronx Boys of Summer Hunt For Space To Play
David Greene |
The borough’s parks are all being renovated at once, so local teams are sharing crowded turf.
Government
Toward A Comprehensive Response To Housing Needs
Kate Pastor |
‘I want to take us back to that time where we are a leader in affordable housing,’ says DHCR Commissioner Deborah VanAmerongen.
