Bronx
ADULTS WONDER WHERE HOME IS AS FACILITY PLANS TO CLOSE
Daniel Hendrick |
A couple hundred mentally ill adults in Queens are about to lose their home, and the city’s supportive housing shortage does not bode well for their future.
Hunger
A GARDEN GROWS IN BROOKLYN
John Tozzi |
As long lines continue to snake outside of soup kitchens and food pantries, one Brooklyn group is teaching local residents to rely less on those services — by growing and harvesting their own meals.
BLACKOUT RELIEF
K. Wright |
Food Stamp recipients who lost food during last week’s blackout have ten days to apply for emergency assistance to replace it.
HATE CRIME VIGIL
K. Wright |
Queens activists are staging a candlelight vigil and rally tonight in response to a recent hate crime attack on a Sikh couple.
SEEDCO SUCCESSION
K. Wright |
Diane Baillargeon will take over as president of Seedco, the $28 million community development group founded 17 years ago.
Bronx
E-WASTE REMOVAL
K. Wright |
Environmental groups are inviting New Yorkers to drop off their “electronic waste” this afternoon to be recycled or re-used by low-income families and educational institutions.
Lower East Side
GERSON'S REMEDY
K. Wright |
Councilmember Alan Gerson wants the city to set up an 11-point plan for dealing with residential emergencies.
WIA SENATE PLAN
K. Wright |
The Senate committee with oversight over the Workforce Investment Act is circulating its latest draft of a reauthorization bill.
The Disabled
SENIOR RENT CONTROL
K. Wright |
Governor Pataki signed a bill yesterday expanding a rent regulation program for low-income seniors.
LOBBIA'S LEGACY
K. Wright |
Friends and family have dedicated a memorial to deceased Village Voice housing columnist Julie Lobbia near Herald Square.
