While the city, a nonprofit and a landlord argue over who is responsible for the squalid condition of a homeless shelter, and a woman and her son have no place to live but the wreckage.
When the city announced the winners of its first-ever competetive selection process for foster care contracts, Edwin Gould Services for Children wasn’t on the list. And the city isn’t saying why.
Put together a court deadline and some new discussions in front of City Council Speaker Peter Vallone–and you still don’t have much hope for a new lead paint bill from the Council anytime soon.
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