Manhattan
Separate But Not Equal
Elizabeth Olsson |
A transgender foster child has taken the city to court, again, in the hopes that she and teens like her one day will be allowed to dress as they like no matter what group home they live in.
Government
Outer Boroughs Left Out
Elizabeth Olsson |
U.S. Senator Charles Schumer is pushing for more money to help New Yorkers who lost jobs after the World Trade Center attacks, but his efforts overlook anyone working outside of Manhattan.
Manhattan
City Welfare Offices: The Sound of Silence
Elizabeth Olsson |
In one of the first free speech lawsuits that Mayor Bloomberg inherited from his predecessor, the new administration says it hopes to follow Giuliani’s lead and continue to limit the advocates it allows into the city’s welfare centers.
Listen Up, Whitehead
Elizabeth Olsson |
New Yorkers share their visions for building a new downtown.
City: Building Doesn’t Fit Mold
Elizabeth Olsson |
From broken smoke alarms to mold, problems have persisted for years at a federally-subsidized building in West Harlem. How serious those problems are, however, depends on which government agency you ask.
Government
Support for the Homeless
Elizabeth Olsson |
As the city’s shelter population grows, a group of advocates for the homeless last week called on the governor and mayor to make room in next year’s budget for cash to build thousands of new supportive apartments for homeless New Yorkers with mental illness.
ARTS and CULTURE
IF I HAD A MILLION DOLLARS … I’D BUY THE COMMODORE
Elizabeth Olsson |
The Commodore, the last of the string of vaudeville theaters that once lined Brooklyn’s Broadway, is for sale. Local residents are asking the city to landmark the building before it, too, becomes history.
Bronx
Fertilizer for Thought
Elizabeth Olsson |
A sewage sludge plant in the South Bronx may be subject to stricter scrutiny if local activists get their way.
Welfare
Social Workers Make Their Case: We Need Raises, Too
Elizabeth Olsson |
After health care workers wrangled a raise out of Albany, social service employees are asking about one for themselves.
