Citywide
Larger Than Life
Mark Greer |
Jose Nicolau fought hard for welfare workers’ rights but stayed silent about his own precarious health.
Citywide
The Sheltering Skyscraper
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Since losing his home under the World Trade Center, Richard Morrelli spends his nights a few blocks from Ground Zero.
Queens
Urban Legend: Paul Whyte
Jessica Ricci |
An Ivy Leaguer from Gun Hill tutors kids at risk of dropping out of high school.
Gifford Miller
Council Gets Fres
Jill Grossman |
New electeds want a new order, but business as usual could do them in.
Cop In
James Bradley |
A political opponent claims former police officer and newly-elected City Councilmember James Davis circumvented campaign finance restrictions with his nonprofit, Stop the Violence.
Unemployment
Pushing Fast Jobs
David Jason Fischer |
If new job training contracts run afoul of the law, the city’s haste to finally open job centers could lead to loss of federal job training funds.
Citywide
A Lead on Lead
Jill Grossman |
Tenants in one- and two-family homes in New York City now have a better chance of holding their landlords accountable when their children suffer from lead poisoning, thanks to an October decision by the New York State Court of Appeals.
Citywide
War of the Activists
Geoffrey Gray |
Facing a conflict that began unlike any in recent history–with a massive attack on U.S. soil–the priorities and goals of the peace movement have been conflicted and tense.
Citywide
Second Chance Encounter
Nora McCarthy |
Kids who steal and deal don’t just go to juvey jail–they’re also likely to return to prison soon after they’re released.Now, bucking get-tough wisdom, New York State is trying to pave a permanent path home.
Citywide
The Courage Of His Conviction
Curtis Harris |
At 39, Colin Warner has spent more than half his life in jail–without committing a crime. But after 21 years of mistaken incarceration, justice may be almost as elusive as it was the first time around.
