International Policy
Haiti — Brooklyn — Haiti
Michael Hicks |
Two Haitian women, one of whom lives in Brooklyn, provide shelter, education and more to hundreds of children.
Bronx
Council's Angry Over Housing, But That Doesn't Pay The Rent
Eileen Markey |
After receiving prized Section 8 vouchers, then losing them, about 1,000 ill-sheltered grantees are still without a housing plan.
Bronx
A Backward Glance: 12 Months Of Scoops
Karen Loew |
Top stories from City Limits describe 2009 as experienced in ‘the other New York.’
Citywide
City To Focus Attention On Human Trafficking
Rae Gomes |
This ugly problem is a local one, too, and a city task force plans to increase public awareness with a campaign next year.
Bronx
City Sued For Failing To Provide Shelter
Mike Reicher |
The city acknowledges that its homeless shelters for individuals are near capacity, but insists they’re not over capacity.
Bronx
Fewer Options For Moms Seeking Natural Births
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Midwives are protesting the shuttering of Manhattan’s only natural birth center that served women on Medicaid.
Citywide
AIDS May 'Need A Mayor' – One Interested In Seniors
Frances McInnis |
One of the challenges ahead in coping with HIV/AIDS is adjusting to it being a multigenerational affliction.
Bronx
A Room and Not Bored: One Path Out of Shelter
Karen Loew |
How one nonprofit organization helps the homeless become housed again and get back into the workforce.
Bronx
Hep C In Prison: Scourge Finally Gets Health Review
Abigail Kramer |
Hepatitis and HIV are rampant in the state’s prisons. Rather than leaving the care of sick prisoners solely in the hands of corrections officials, a new law gives the Department of Health oversight, too.
Economy
Quiet Follows Harlem's Rezoning For Redevelopment
Demetria Irwin |
The economy has accomplished what opponents of last year’s 125th Street rezoning feared they could not: Slowing the pace of gentrification.
