After calling some of her agency’s services for people with AIDS “crap” last week, the city’s social services commissioner, Verna Eggleston, vowed to totally reorganize the HIV/AIDS Services Administration within the next few months.
Tenants in Banana Kelly’s apartments are cautiously optimistic that help is on the way, after the state attorney general removed the leaders of the embattled community development group and replaced them with some well-known Bronx officials and housing developers.
The Working Families Party may be the last progressive standing after Tuesday’s elections, but the performance of candidate Carl McCall raises questions about the party’s future direction.
The Green Party isn’t quite ready to give up: Party leaders say a recount–or a lawsuit–may still bring them the ballot line they seemingly lost last Tuesday.
Korean Americans vote in record numbers; Filipinos don’t see the point.
The school system is expanding English immersion, even though its own studies say bilingual education is more effective.
Welfare recipients battling against benefit cut-offs can now get free legal help all week.
GAO says the Bush administration’s nursing home report card lacks precision.
Minors are still getting their hands on spray paint and magic markers, and Councilmembers Vallone, Jr. and Reed want it stopped.
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