Women
EXPANDING CONTRACTS
B. Farrell |
The City Council introduces legislation aimed at helping minority- and women-owned firms access city contracts.
John Liu
POLL POSITION: GROUPS PUSH FOR VOTING RIGHTS
Emma Holmgren |
Two groups of disenfranchised potential voters–non-citizens and former felons–are pushing the city to give them the right to vote in municipal elections.
Economy
GOOD NEIGHBORS
Bennett Baumer |
Developer of Harlem Park signs Community Benefits Agreement, promising jobs to local residents.
Manhattan
ELDER CARE UNDER FIRE: DOCTORS SLAM CITY PROGRAM
Nyia Hawkins |
Is Adult Protective Services failing its clients?
Community Service Society of New York
OUT OF SCHOOL AND OUT OF WORK
T. McMillan |
New study finds one in six city youth are “disconnected.”
Homelessness
INS AND OUTS
X. Rong and T. McMillan |
The latest hirings, firings and retirings from New York’s nonprofits and government agencies.
Bronx
GETTING SERIOUS ABOUT SEX
Janelle Nanos |
New youth commission has its own ideas about stopping AIDS.
Welfare
INS AND OUTS: THE CITY'S LATEST HIRINGS, FIRINGS AND RETIRINGS
Rong Xiaoqing |
This week: Kenneth Ringler, Jr. crowned director of Port Authority; Rick Lazio joins J.P. Morgan Chase; Randolph McLaughlin heads Hale House; and more.
Economy
LABOR GOES THE DISTANCE: GARMENT UNION PLANS TRIP TO CHINA
Rong Xiaoqing |
Group sends organizers abroad in the hopes of preserving industry at home.
