Justice
Paterson Moves to Pardon Convicted Immigrants
Abigail Kramer |
Drugs dominate the list of the top 10 crimes leading to legal immigrants’ deportation. A new state panel would expedite the pardon of old or minor crimes.
Justice
Budget Deficit Threatens Teen Sex Worker Safe Harbor
Abigail Kramer |
New York has fundamentally changed the way it treats underage sex workers, replacing jail time with social services–if Albany can afford them.
Bronx
NYC Greener Now Than 3 Years Ago?
Abigail Kramer |
An advocate says too many new Yorkers are still living in toxic housing and too many environmental laws are still being broken without consequence.
Justice
Help For Immigrant Youth
Abigail Kramer |
A green card is one of many benefits open to undocumented immigrant kids in foster care if only authorities would apply for them.
Justice
A Fight To Extend Parents' Rights
Abigail Kramer |
Foster children with parents in prison are often put up for adoption. The State Senate takes up a bill aimed at slowing that practice.
Economy
Learning For The Long Term Or A Job For Right Now?
Abigail Kramer |
Groups providing education and training for high school dropouts say the city’s new rules for spending millions in Workforce Investment dollars won’t achieve the best outcomes.
Brooklyn
New York City Responds To Earthquake In Haiti
Abigail Kramer |
Grief and action are mingled on ‘the day after’ in the third-largest Haitian community on the globe. Here’s what’s going on – and what you can do.
Bronx
Across The Fence: The Year In Neighborhoods
Abigail Kramer |
A survey of community press stories fills in the colorful portrait of the year that was.
Economy
Amid Homeless Surge, Are Solutions In Sight?
Abigail Kramer |
With shelter numbers at record highs and Mayor Bloomberg’s homeless strategy failing to meet its goals, city officials and advocates weigh in on how New York might respond.
Bronx
Hep C In Prison: Scourge Finally Gets Health Review
Abigail Kramer |
Hepatitis and HIV are rampant in the state’s prisons. Rather than leaving the care of sick prisoners solely in the hands of corrections officials, a new law gives the Department of Health oversight, too.
