A report finds shortcomings in the mayor’s affordable housing plan. But as many workers’ incomes stagnate, any housing program is going to face very difficult math.
Guns trump other concerns among diners at the Camaguey restaurant. Some see more cops—and others more programs—as the answer.
The neighborhood was a hotbed for defaults even before the superstorm’s devastating flood. Now, advocates fear a flood of housing emergencies.
They claim policies from special ed to employment assistance to the Taxi of Tomorrow failed to increase opportunities for the disabled. City Hall says its reforms made a difference.
While advocates for the disabled have harsh criticism for Mayor Bloomberg, they also fault other government agencies not controlled by City Hall—especially the transit system.
In his annual address, Mayor Bloomberg touted increased college readiness in the city’s high schools. But more than half the students deemed college ready attend New York’s top-ranked facilities.
The mayor’s final state of the city speech was a tribute to his past accomplishments as well as a to-do list for the final 320 days of his tenure.
Meet some of the students at the Taft complex in the Bronx. They’re proud of the challenges they’ve surmounted. In fact, some would have liked a few more.
No one’s sure how often adopted children end up back in foster care. What is certain is that blood relationships are often too deep or complex for court action to sever them.
The state wants to close and merge hospitals to shore up health-system finances. But front-line health providers say patients shouldn’t pay the price for problems caused by government funding schemes.
