Alyssa Katz, Author at City Limits

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Mayor Giuliani castigated federal agencies for coming into Elian Gonzales’ home with guns drawn. He should have checked in his own backyard first. The mayor pointed to his own police…

ByAlyssa Katz 2 minRead time

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Jun 2000

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Mommy Nearest

The city is launching a visionary plan to house foster kids in the same neighborhoods they’ve been taken from. But for it to succeed, foster parents will have to get…

ByAlyssa Katz 36 minRead time

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May 2000

Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

IN NYCHA SWITCHEROO, HARLEM TENANTS LOSE HOPE VI

After much work and negotiation, the 322 families of Harlem’s A. Philip Randolph Houses thought they had a plan to rebuild their 36 run-down tenement buildings. But the city says…

ByAlyssa Katz 4 minRead time

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Apr 2000

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Won’t You Be My Labor?

At Working Families fundraiser, Hillary’s the star attraction.

ByAlyssa Katz 3 minRead time

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Mar 2000

Justice

IT'S OFFICIAL: FOSTER CARE FLOPS

An independant panel has released its fourth report on the state of New York City’s child welfare system, and the news about how caseworkers perform is anything but good.

ByAlyssa Katz 2 minRead time

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Nov 1999

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HOUSING CRUNCH HURTS NYC BIZ, SAYS COMPTROLLER

New statistics gathered by State Comptroller H. Carl McCall’s office show that high housing costs have an economic impact, especially in today’s market.

ByAlyssa Katz 3 minRead time

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Nov 1999

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Ungodly Rent

In mid-September, Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Buddhist and Muslim religious leaders got together to issue a declaration that housing should be considered a “sacred right.”

ByAlyssa Katz 3 minRead time

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Oct 1999

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COURT SAYS CITY TOO QUICK TO PULL KIDS FROM PARENTS

New York’s child welfare agency routinely takes children from their parents before a judge has a chance to review the case. A new landmark decision says that’s not okay.

ByAlyssa Katz 4 minRead time

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Sep 1999

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