Political veteran and two-term City Councilman Bill de Blasio has set his sights on becoming Public Advocate. The second in a five-part series on the race for the Number Two spot in city government.
Expanded drug courts and holistic re-entry planning are under discussion, along with up to 3,000 more slots for addiction treatment.
The Bloomberg administration confirms that it will not extend food stamp benefits for as many as 60,000 residents.
Two new reports on the city’s poor offer divergent views: one of unceasing need, the other of small-scale innovation.
‘Aging out’ of foster care can be perilous for young adults. A program created just for them provides a partner on the path to independence.
Participants in workforce training programs for green jobs attain a different understanding of their community — and their place in it.
Is the Obama administration causing a New York brain drain?…a fresh face at the New York Urban League…MAS is now headed by a “starchitect”…and more.
Jobs were plentiful for undocumented immigrants during the boom — but in lean times there’s little work, and even less of a safety net.
New York City’s health care facilities already are short-staffed when it comes to nurses. Now pension problems could push more out the door.
Some City Council members are receptive to expanding transitional jobs programs in the public workforce.
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