Hosed in Housing Court
Nora McCarthy |
A major restructuring of Housing Court was supposed to be good for both landlords and tenants. Guess who won and who lost.
Michael Bloomberg
Losing Home Run
Alyssa Katz |
Most families who seek emergency shelter aren’t classified as homeless. But what else do you call it when you can’t find a place to live?
Michael Bloomberg
Shelter Skelter
Jill Grossman |
Families can’t find homes they can afford, so the city is paying landlords $3,000 a month to lodge them. Only in New York.
Make The Road
Making Change: The Silence of the Lambasters
Hilary Russ |
Civil disobedience seemed tactless in the days immediately following September 11. Several months later, it is still missing in action.
Center for an Urban Future
NYC Inc: Building the Right Foundation
David Hochman |
Fighting poverty in the city would take a big step forward if New York’s foundations targeted job creation instead of just patching neighborhood problems.
