Housing and Homelessness
BIG-BUILDING SOLUTION HAS SMALL SUPPORT
Ayala Ben-Yehuda |
Planning Commission considers new rules to regulate churches, medical centers and other community facilities.
City Hall
HOMELESSNESS BUDGET: PREVENTION OR PR?
Elizabeth Cady Brown |
The Department of Homeless Services wants to prevent homelessness in city neighborhoods. So where’s the funding for legal aid?
Housing and Homelessness
REINING IN THE ZONING BOARD
Elizabeth Cady Brown |
Two different tracks emerge for reforming the city’s Board of Standards and Appeals.
Bronx
CREDIT UNIONS GET A BOOST FROM ALBANY
Elizabeth Cady Brown |
Struggling to stay afloat, credit unions may soon be able to get government incentives once reserved for banks.
Homelessness
DHS SENDS S.O.S. TO NONPROFITS
Elizabeth Cady Brown |
City’s move to farm out key services may be a mixed blessing for community-based organizations.
Neighborhoods
LOST HOPE? ALEXANDER EXITS CDC
E.C. Brown and K. Wright |
Mark Alexander, both loved and reviled in the community development world, leaves Hope Community after ten years at its helm.
Latino
CASHING IN ON BUSH
K. Wright |
Scammers are already trying to cash in on President Bush’s proposal to offer work visas to undocumented immigrants.
Christine Quinn
TB CLINICS FACE CLOSURE DESPITE INCREASE IN CASES
Cassi Feldman |
City’s health department faces a difficult choice if mid-year budget cuts move forward.
Neighborhoods
MURKY CLEAN-UP
K. Wright |
New rules meant to help cities use state grants for brownfields clean-ups may not be enough to help the city.
Latino
IN THE ZONE
Tom Stabile |
A new planning tool pushed by Councilmember David Yassky and Brooklyn’s Community Board 1 could mandate affordable housing citywide.
