Economy Government In Depth Justice Opinion Budget Must Address Low Wages of Social Service Workers For six years, the lowest paid human-service workers in New York State have not had a cost of living adjustment, meaning their real wages have shrunk by nearly 12 percent. Is this the year Albany finally wakes up to that injustice?ByJeff ForemanMarch 11, 2014Share PostTwitterFacebookEmailLink9 minRead timeRead more
Investigations Only Two Electric-Cab Drivers On the Road in NYC Five of the seven electric cars in the city’s taxi and for-hire fleet are idle, but Luis Castro is still making battery-powered stops in the Bronx.ByOliver MorrisonMarch 11, 2014Share PostTwitterFacebookEmailLink8 minRead timeRead more
Uncategorized Public Advocate Sounds Call: School Lunch for All Advocates hope to end the stigma around – and resulting lack of participation in – school lunch by making everyone eligible,ByJarrett MurphyMarch 11, 2014Share PostTwitterFacebookEmailLink1 minRead timeRead more