Point of No Return
Amanda Bell |
Hunts Pointers fish for a protest to a proposed waterfront waste transfer station.
Staten Island
Collecting Dust-Up
Kathleen McGowan |
A state Appellate Court panel says that landlords are exempt from federal law that makes creditors treat debtors with dignity.
Family Court
Directly to Jail
Wendy Davis |
Despite promises for more appropriate lodgings, the city continues to detain teens who’ve committed minor offenses in prison-like facilities.
Latino
The Color of Money
Chau Quac |
Where foundations traditionally put minority communities on the receiving end of their support, three budding New York endowments are counting on successful African Americans, Latinos and Asian Americans to put their dollars where their identities are.
Shadow of a Drought
Alex Ulam |
New York City’s Water Board has decided to cut off the flow to buildings behind on their payments–adding the threat of dry taps to already out-of-control water bills.
World Wide Waves
Phlyllis Vine |
From its base in Manhattan, Global Kids teaches public school teens how to take on the world–as international leaders of the future.
Recycling
Breathing Lessons
Kathleen McGowan |
In neighborhoods hit hard by asthma, the faith is fierce that environmental injustice is the culprit. New research, though, blames everything from vinyl floors to TV and Big Macs. What if everything we think we know about asthma is wrong?
Child Welfare
Judge Not
Matt Fleischer |
Once the arbiters of last resort, New York’s judges have become referees for city policy, from welfare reform to environmental cleanup. But just when judges should be keeping the mayor in check, his legal team makes sure they stay on the sidelines.
