Manhattan
SOUTHERN DISCOMFORT: LOCAL DEPORTEES SENT OUT OF STATE
Megha Bahree and Cassi Feldman |
New York lawyers say detained immigrants are increasingly being shipped to Oakdale, Louisiana–far away from friends, family and the services they need.
Economy
BAD FOR BUSINESS
Geoffrey Gray |
It’s not easy being a small manufacturer in New York City. Now a pending federal budget cut could make it even tougher.
HOPE RE-BORN
K. Wright |
The House is expected to approve the final version of a bill reauthorizing the HOPE VI program and creating first-time homebuyers aid today.
SPECIAL DEPORTATION
K. Wright |
The immigration activists who campaigned to end the federal “special registration” program say their fight isn’t over.
Bronx
PARTISAN BUDGETING
K. Wright |
Senate Democrats say Albany’s GOP leadership is parsing out funding for after school programs along partisan lines.
Women
DV SHELTER UNDERSTANDING
K. Wright |
Elected officials have intervened to broker a peace between a domestic violence shelter and neighborhood activists in Carroll Gardens.
Michael Bloomberg
MOVING TRANSLATION
K. Wright |
The drumbeat of conversation about a bill that would force city agencies to provide more translation services will finally segue into action today.
Economy
WORKING OVERTIME
K. Wright |
Senate Democrats are making their last stand to block a White House plan to rewrite the rules governing overtime pay.
