The Disabled
Welfare Groups Chided — And Rehired By City
Rob Fischer |
Contracts are renewed for two flawed welfare-to-work providers.
Manhattan
Whether Hybrid or Guzzler, Taxis Still Not Accessible
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Within five years, the city plans to renew the entire taxi fleet to make it less polluting – but not more handicapped-accessible.
Bronx
New Rules Plus Jails Stirs Political Stew
Kate Pastor |
Re-opening the Brooklyn House of Detention has become the flashpoint of a multifaceted debate about corrections.
Bronx
Leaving Rikers Without A Plan
Anna Phillips |
A years-long effort to help mentally ill prisoners after jail still comes up short.
Justice
WHERE FOSTER CARE MEETS SPECIAL EDUCATION
Child Welfare Watch |
A group of child welfare practitioners, advocates, academics, former public officials and parents puts forward new suggestions for city policymakers working to address the needs of a particularly needy group of youngsters.
Health and Environment
WHAT’S IN STORE WITH DOAR:
WELFARE CHIEF SPEAKS OUT
Karen Loew |
Robert Doar assumed leadership of the mammoth Human Resources Administration and Department of Social Services last week. Here’s what he plans to do.
Economy
THE CITY'S LATEST
HIRINGS AND RETIRINGS
City Limits |
City positions for food policy, special enforcement and Chinatown boosterism get filled, while nonprofiteers join Enterprise and disability boards.
Bronx
A SPECIAL PLACE TO PLEAD ONE'S CASE:
THIRD MENTAL HEALTH COURT OPENS
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Some criminal cases meet with ‘problem-solving justice.’
Bronx
PRISON BREAK: S. BRONX
LAND CLEARED FOR SALE
Angela Hokanson |
City’s plans for a new jail could get a boost; residents hope not.
Standardized Tests
LITERACY EFFORT FINDS THE 'MISSING MIDDLE'
Darise Jean-Baptiste |
New community-student program to boost reading for middle schoolers.
