Bronx
HOUSING BUDGET BRINKMANSHIP:
PRESERVATION CUTS PROPOSED
Linda Ocasio |
Bloomberg’s preliminary budget for 2007 is alarming some housing advocates. Others say the annual dance has just begun.
Latino
FREEDOM OF SPEECH: EX-OFFENDERS
LAUNCH THINK TANK OF THEIR OWN
Curtis Stephen |
Criminal justice activist Eddie Ellis helps launch groundbreaking policy group.
Economy
POLITICAL NOVICE NO MORE:
Q&A WITH DARLENE MEALY
Michelle Risley |
The former New York City Transit worker turned City Council member talks to City Limits about her first month in office.
Homelessness
TRANS-FORMING HOMELESS SERVICES:
NEW POLICY AIMS TO PROTECT CLIENTS
Abby Aguirre |
Department of Homeless Services will now house transgender shelter residents according to their identity, rather than birth gender.
Government
INS AND OUTS: THE CITY'S LATEST
HIRINGS, FIRINGS AND RETIRINGS
Michelle Risley |
The new year brings fresh staff to city government and local nonprofits.
Health and Environment
SEX ED SHOWDOWN: TEACHERS
AND ACTIVISTS PRESS DEPT. OF ED
Cassi Feldman |
Local health advocates say the Department of Education’s new curriculum doesn’t make the grade.
Homelessness
FREQUENT FLIERS GROUNDED:
NEW HOUSING FOR HOMELESS
Cassi Feldman |
Two city agencies team up to launch an innovative new program for those who cycle between jail and homelessness.
Hunger
REMEMBERING GAIL ASKA
M. Herbert |
A look back at the longtime welfare rights activist who made a name for herself by empowering fellow recipients.
Bronx
ELECTION ROUNDUP 2005
Editorial Staff |
With less than 24 hours to go before the big day, campaign season is finally winding to a close. City Limits gathers some last-minute intelligence.
ARTS and CULTURE
BEHIND THE VEIL
T. Adams |
A new exhibit of photographs taken by Afghan women living in New York highlights their struggles and successes. City Limits visits the show, now up at the Queens Museum.
