Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott is asking New York City parents what kind of information they want from the DOE about their child's school and education. Here's the link to the…
The president’s neighborhood-based anti-poverty initiatives will soon move into a second stage. But in an era of budget-cutting, Promise Neighborhoods and Choice Neighborhoods face a steep political challenge.
Faced with criticism from opponents who say the bill would squash jobs, backers of a proposed "living wage" mandate in the City Council are now reportedly willing to make some…
Bronx legislators at a rally for stronger rent laws on Thursday (photos by J. Evelly)Housing advocates and local elected officials are making a last-ditch campaign to strengthen the state’s rent…
A new report finds that the 421-a tax exemption cost the city nearly $755 million last year and has produced a mere 5,700 units of affordable housing over its quarter-century…