Charity Busters
Geoffrey Gray |
Why Attorney General Eliot Spitzer’s nonprofit crackdown may not be all it’s cracked up to be.
Economy
PUSHY POLS
Geoffrey Gray |
Harlem city council candidate claims he was strong-armed by a public official during his campaign.
Economy
BAD FOR BUSINESS
Geoffrey Gray |
It’s not easy being a small manufacturer in New York City. Now a pending federal budget cut could make it even tougher.
Manhattan
ALL IN THE FAMILY: BKLYN CANDIDATE PAID KIN KINDLY
Geoffrey Gray |
City council candidate Abraham Wasserman use public financing for his ill-fated campaign–and paid out thousands to his own wife and kids.
Welfare
HAIL MARY POLITICS
Geoffrey Gray |
City council incumbent Vincent Gentile accuses his Republican opponent, Pat Russo, of unfairly cashing in on public campaign funds.
THE BATTLE FOR BUFNY: HARLEM CHARITY IN LIMBO
Geoffrey Gray |
Kermit Eady, founder of the Black United Fund of New York, was recently canned amid allegations of fiscal impropriety. As he fights for his job, BUFNY slowly unravels.
Lower East Side
Busted Out
Geoffrey Gray |
The D.A.’s Narcotics Eviction Program helps landlords evict drug dealers from apartment buildings. It’s been enormously successful. It also kicks out tenants who’ve done nothing wrong.
Manhattan
BREAKING THE BANK: B OF A WANTS MORE CITY TAX PERKS
Geoffrey Gray |
Bank of America and developer Douglas Durst already have preliminary approval for $650 million in Liberty Bonds for the bank’s new midtown headquarters. But guess what? The deal may be getting even sweeter.
City Hall
CRACKING THE CODE
Geoffrey Gray |
City pols demand more thorough inspections from the Department of Housing Preservation and Development.
