Tenants in one- and two-family homes in New York City now have a better chance of holding their landlords accountable when their children suffer from lead poisoning, thanks to an…
With too few selter beds for the homeless families that need them–and under a court order to do something about it–the City may give cash to families that move out…
Some of the more than 93,000 households who’ve received emergency Medicaid since September 11 are scheduled to lose their benefits on February 1 unless the Pataki administration devises a transition…
In the days before the general election, some candidates are taking unusual steps to make it into the City Council, and to stir things if the voters do send them…
The state budget items some criticize as “pork” actually help keep some social services groups running, but with the governor calling to trim any “extras” from the budget, these groups…
Facing a severe drop in donations after September 11th, some nonprofits are barely hanging on as they wait for the city to resume paying on its contracts.
