Manhattan
NEW HOMELESS FRINGE: COALITION GETS SNUBBED
Geoffrey Gray |
What happens to a hard-line group when city government is no longer the enemy?
Economy
SLIPPERY SLOPE
K. Wright |
Union membership continued its 20-year decline in 2003, according to the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics report.
Homelessness
GENDERED SHELTER
K. Wright |
A guide for homeless shelter operators on serving transgender clients.
Women
DV SHELTER UNDERSTANDING
K. Wright |
Elected officials have intervened to broker a peace between a domestic violence shelter and neighborhood activists in Carroll Gardens.
Bronx
SPECIAL MASTERS REPORT
K. Wright |
The court-appointed panel overseeing the city’s services for homeless families published its first report, calling for more prevention.
Latino
BIAS IN THE BATHROOM: CASE FOR TRANSGENDER RIGHTS
Christine Marie Hintze |
A groundbreaking lawsuit challenges assumptions about gender and demands fair treatment for all.
Manhattan
SLAVES TO FASHION
Amy Zimmer |
New York garment workers settle lawsuit against Donna Karan International in test case on whether or not manufacturers can be held accountable for their factories’ misdeeds.
Joel Klein
FOR NEXT TERM, TEEN MOMS STAY PUT
Daniel Hendrick |
The city’s plan to transfer pregnant teens and young moms from their own special program back into regular high schools has been tabled-at least for now.
Economy
SMALL PROCUREMENT
M. Kenny |
The feds aren’t meeting their mandates on giving contracts to small businesses instead of big corporations.
