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Buying a Piece of Hell
Debbie Nathan |
Lured by the promise of cheap homes in the Poconos, hundreds of ex-New Yorkers fall prey to a real estate scam.
The Big Idea: Service Interruption
Cassi Feldman |
The Bush administration thinks that spending more on housing and less on social services could help end homelessness. At local nonprofits, providers try not to panic.
City Lit: Keeping it Real
Debbie Nathan |
A collection of first-person narratives bypasses pathos to illustrate immigration’s rich complexities.
Center for an Urban Future
NYC Inc: Model Cities
Joel Kotkin |
Data shows New York’s economic pulse has been flatlining for years. What urban wonks can learn from unlikely recovery zones in Los Angeles and Houston.
Community Service Society of New York
Joint Purpose
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Facing dwindling budgets and costly overhead, nonprofits explore an unthinkable synergy: merging with the competition.
Latino
Racial Downsizing
Hilary Russ |
Can minority providers survive the child welfare system’s shrinkage?
Latino
No Taking Orders Anymore
Michelle Chen |
A new survey looks behind the kitchen door at work conditions in restaurants.
Mother's Helper
Rachel Blustain |
Parent advocates ease the pain of foster care. Will their jobs survive?
