Government
City Boosts Transparency on Millions in Spending
Adam Wisnieski |
The hidden contracting world that’s existed underneath the day-to-day business of the City of New York is finally being uncovered.
Affordable Housing
Landlord Group Sees Little Change Ahead in Rent Laws
Jarrett Murphy |
With a new Assembly speaker in place, rent regulations seem likely to be renewed without significant changes, Rent Stabilization Association head Joseph Strasburg said in an interview.
CommunityWire
CommunityWire: Stringer Honored as ‘Champion of Caregiving’
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In a study issued in June 2014 the Comptroller reported that 65 percent of caregivers said they had to shift their arrival or departure time or take time off from work to care for loved ones.
Bill de Blasio
Op-Ed: NYC Must Address Inequality for its Human-Service Workforce
Nancy Wackstein and Gregory Brender |
The city needs to make more and quicker progress in ending the tale of two cities for its nonprofit human-service workforce.
Administration for Children's Services
The Limits of Protection: Fighting the Fear of ACS
Rachel Blustain |
In neighborhoods that see the most child-welfare investigations, children hide their problems, families refuse to ask for help and chances to head off serious neglect or abuse are missed. ACS is trying to reduce the suspicion.
AIDS
City Doing Better Than Most on Treating HIV
Gerard Flynn |
But it still faces a challenge keeping people on drug regimens that can prevent serious illness and reduce the risk of transmission, experts say.
Affordable Housing
Koch’s Housing Legacy, Through a de Blasio Lens
Jarrett Murphy |
Like the former mayor, Bill de Blasio faces a housing crisis and a stingy federal government. But the current occupant of City Hall also confronts steeper expectations in a city with less cheap land.
bail
Solving Jail Mental Health Crisis … Before Jail
Jarrett Murphy |
Reforms unveiled this week by the de Blasio administration were cast as an effort to improve services for the mentally ill on Rikers Island. But much of the plan focuses on keeping people from entering custody in the first place.
crime
Few Safeguards Against Abuse by Homeless Shelter Guards
Ben Hattem |
The city’s homeless services system does little to track complaints by shelter residents about abuse and mistreatment at the hands of security guards.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Preparing for Another Sandy on the Lower East Side
Damaris Reyes and Alexa Kasdan |
Community organizations stepped in where government failed after the 2012 storm. Now, the authors write, the de Blasio administration should partner with local groups to develop plans for the next weather emergency.
