Budget
Living Dangerously … at the Library?
Steve Lilienthal |
In the age of the Internet and an era of shrinking government budgets, are public libraries worth taxpayers’ dollars. A conservative policy analyst—and former library worker—says “yes.”
Economy
Bodega Barometer: In East Harlem, The Recession Isn’t Over
Matt Draper |
Officially, the city and national economies are out of recession. But in New York’s bodegas, the evidence—in lottery tickets, food stamps and reduced sales—suggests otherwise.
