Citywide

Housing Funds Dry Up

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There’s a one-word explanation for why there are far fewer mentally ill men and women living on the streets today than there were just five years ago: Housing.

Citywide

All's Ferrer in Landlord Land

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Bronx Borough President Fernando Ferrer is a public champion of tenants’ rights, but his bid to become New York’s first Puerto Rican mayor is being bolstered by real estate money.

Citywide

NYCHA's Abusive Policy

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A New York City Housing Authority policy designed to prevent convicted criminals from moving into apartments may be putting battered women at risk.

Family Court

Cell's Angels

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Politicians would just as soon send teenage felons away ’til they’re old and frail. Some teens, however, are getting a second chance–and proving that second chances are a good idea.

Across the Ages

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A Union Settlement program matches kids with community elders, bridging the gap between New York generations.

Citywide

Murphy's Flaw

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Father Louis Gigante’s takeover of the South Bronx’s Murphy Consolidated housing project was the first step in the city’s privatization of public housing management. But tenants say they’re trapped in a game of musical slumlords.

Citywide

New Lords of Flatbus

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New York’s latest immigrants are reviving the city’s economy, no matter what the neo-Know Nothings say. Say hello to the entrepreneurs and professionals whose huddled Master Cards are yearning to breathe free.

Citywide

Ten-PAC

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Some pundits say the influence of political action committees is waning. But in New York, where the perception of power is as important as the real thing, a player without a PAC is prey. City Limits picks ten power PACs you need to watch.