Bronx
NYC To Lead Country In Remaking Poverty Gauge
Tram Whitehurst |
Most antipoverty workers think the dated federal poverty measure creates almost as many problems as it solves. The city is moving forward to implement a new one.
Michael Bloomberg
Analysis Asks: Can City Meet Affordability Goals?
Jarrett Murphy |
Now comes the hard – and expensive – part of realizing Mayor Bloomberg’s ambitious housing plan.
Justice
Hacking Away: The Woman Behind the Stopped Taxis
Anne Noyes Saini |
Bhairavi Desai sees cabbie strikes as one step on the road toward improving drivers’ lives.
Manhattan
Getting Beyond Dead-End For Welfare Workers' Jobs
Darise Jean-Baptiste |
State officials say they’re committed to guiding public assistance recipients into the best jobs possible, despite the veto of a bill that would have required that.
Bronx
AIDS Advocates Want Bigger Housing Program
Jon Whiten |
Help needy New Yorkers and save money in the long run, supporters tell a balky administration.
Parks
Calling All Communities To A Picnic In the Park
Laura Silver |
An online tool for real-world fellowship and activism celebrates the affiliations it has created.
Health and Environment
Public Art Means Public Controversy
Adam Klasfeld |
The young painters who just unveiled a new batch of bright murals are learning the difference between art and decoration.
City Hall
Welfare to Work, But Which Kind?
Karen Loew |
An initiative to steer public assistance recipients into ‘sustainable wage’ jobs awaits Gov. Spitzer’s signature – while the state’s local-level welfare officials urge a veto.
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
Holistic Housing Help Expands to Brooklyn
Kate Pastor |
A Bronx pilot dedicated to keeping people housed tries to spread its success.
