Bronx
The City's Latest Hirings and Retirings
Alex Cotton |
New faces at public agencies and private groups across the city, as inimitable organizer John Raskin moves on, and labor leader Roger Toussaint moves up.
Christine Quinn
Can Public Assistance Be More User-Friendly?
Matt Schwarzfeld |
The Human Resources Administration isn’t interested in measures that officials and advocates are proposing.
Bill Clinton
Yes We Can End Hunger
Neil deMause |
In his new book, activist Joel Berg says everyone can have enough to eat.
In Depth
Of Food Stamps and Fraud
Matt Schwarzfeld |
One reason for the public assistance obstacle course is the desire to prevent costly fraud.
Bronx
Now That Caseworker Ratio Is Good, Cut the Budget
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Amid citywide reductions, ACS tries to hang onto internal progress toward child protection and a revamped foster care framework.
Bill Clinton
Theme And Variations On Deprivation And Dignity
David Jason Fischer |
A new book includes perspectives on poverty in America both from scholars and those with firsthand experience.
Bronx
Impact Unknown: The CEO's Poverty-Fighting Efforts
Neil deMause |
At the first hearing on the city’s much-touted group of programs, the administration’s message was: Ask again later.
Education
Among Heartland Homages, Pols Address Urban Issues
Jarrett Murphy |
The presidential candidates have staked out very different positions on housing, schools, crime, infrastructure and other issues key to urban America.
Brooklyn
Who's Keeping Them Safe? School Oversight Advances
Helen Zelon |
A move to increase accountability among those charged with protecting students is gaining support.
Bronx
Homeless Numbers High Despite Money and Effort
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More than four years into a five-year plan to greatly reduce homelessness, officials find the problem a tenacious one.
