Governor George Pataki loves New York (City), he swears. So why has he spent two terms in office waging economic war on the boroughs? A new report from the Center for an Urban Future counts the cash and finds that when it comes to state funding, New York City is about $2 billion short.
In the interest of redeveloping lower Manhattan quickly, members of a downtown civic group are calling for streamlining the state’s environmental review process, but some advocates fear that could compromise air and water quality and the nearby physical infrastructure.
A longtime environmental justice advocate is moving on, and federal Department of Housing and Urban Development secretary Mel Martinez names a chief of staff.
A city advocacy group is launching a campaign that, come tax time, could add hundreds of millions to the pockets of low-income New Yorkers–without costing the city a penny.
Some of the more than 93,000 households who’ve received emergency Medicaid since September 11 are scheduled to lose their benefits on February 1 unless the Pataki administration devises a transition health plan in the next few weeks.
To help families affected by the World Trade Center attacks, New York City is spending federal housing vouchers–but advocates wonder what will happen to the wait list of 210,000.
From apparel manufacturing to printing to air cargo, many of New York City’s most important industries suffered deep wounds after the World Trade Center attacks, according to a study released last week by the Center for an Urban Future, a Manhattan-based think tank.
A coalition of labor groups uses NAFTA to bring Governor Pataki to court in Mexico over a backlog of New York workers comp cases.
In the nick of time, the House of Representatives approved a package last week to restore a $5.5 billion workforce training program.
The Small Business Administration is giving nonprofits the cold shoulder for September 11th relief.
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