Economy
LOWER TAXES BENEFIT YOUNGER WORKERS TOO
Bosede Adenekan |
Why not expand the Earned Income Tax Credit to needy older teens and young adults?
Bronx
FRIENDS MOURN 'SCHOLAR ACTIVIST'
Karen Loew |
Those whose lives were touched by NYU Prof. Walter Stafford remember him fondly following his death this month.
Homelessness
Subsidized Tenants Face The Not-For-Rent Sign
Rachel Nielsen |
Landlords can’t turn away renters if their rent money comes from government assistance. Despite a new law, however, they’re still doing exactly that.
Welfare
It's Also 'Back to School' For Those On Welfare
Neil deMause |
Advocates insist education is one of the surest routes off welfare. New federal rules could finally make it easier for recipients to hit the books.
Brooklyn
How Much Do 'Wecare'? Audit Recommends More
Kalyn Belsha |
An evaluation states the WeCARE program’s major contractors haven’t received the oversight they should — and welfare clients aren’t getting the requisitioned services, either.
Brooklyn
TOWN HALL MEETINGS HEAR POVERTY-FIGHTING DEMANDS
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The first meetings of the Economic Security Cabinet conclude with inspiration and caution.
ARTS and CULTURE
The Changing Face Of Foster Care In NYC
Child Welfare Watch |
Institutionalized foster care for teens appears to be reaching the end of an era.
Economy
On the Poverty Of Women: In NY State, It's Increased
Karen Loew |
Women’s economic status has worsened in important ways, yet New York still ranks in the top third of U.S. states.
Justice
In Fragile Families, How Best To Protect Babies?
Evan Weinberger |
A new policy fans debate among child welfare professionals about if and when to remove newborns from their mothers.
Bronx
In Far Rockaway, Pretty Beach Meets Housing Bust
Matthew Schwarzfeld |
The Rockaway Peninsula’s tortured development history enters its latest chapter, with ill-fated spec buildings disintegrating next to successful new housing development, and a rezoning belatedly attempting to instill order.
