THE BATTLE FOR BUFNY: HARLEM CHARITY IN LIMBO
Geoffrey Gray |
Kermit Eady, founder of the Black United Fund of New York, was recently canned amid allegations of fiscal impropriety. As he fights for his job, BUFNY slowly unravels.
Bronx
SCHOOL OF SECOND CHANCES
Julia Taylor |
New CUNY program helps high school push-outs finish what they started.
Housing and Homelessness
FASTER SHELTER
K. Wright |
Mayor Bloomberg announced this morning several steps to ease the process battered spouses face when looking for safe housing.
RENT EXEMPTIONS
K. Wright |
The City Council’s Committee on Aging yesterday approved a bill to raise the income ceiling for seniors to qualify for rent exemptions.
The Disabled
TREATMENT DENIED
J. Taylor |
A class of parolees with mental illnesses and substance abuse problems who are awaiting state-funded treatment have filed a federal lawsuit against the state.
Homelessness
PREVENTION FLAT
K. Wright |
City spending on homeless prevention has remained flat over the last three years, even as spending on shelters has grown by nearly $200 million.
Michael Bloomberg
TO MARKET
K. Wright |
Mayor Bloomberg continued promoting his economic development vision yesterday by announcing an agreement for East Harlem’s La Marqueta.
KIDS UNCOVERED
K. Wright |
Over half a million kids under the age of 19 are do not have health insurance in New York State.
