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YOUTH PROGRAMS IN CROSSFIRE OF GIULIANI-COUNCIL WAR

The City Council has passed a budget that funds all sorts of social services. But the Mayor is allowed to overrule those line items, and he just might.

ByKemba Johnson 2 minRead time

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WELFARE RECIPIENTS WIN $8.4 MILLION FROM CITY AIDS AGENCY

The city has agreed to get the word out about a package of benefits for welfare recipients who have HIV-related illnesses, a policy it had been keeping under wraps.

ByKemba Johnson 3 minRead time

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ACS IN TOWER OF TROUBLE

The city’s child welfare agency is set to return to a formerly toxic office building–but the union says the site isn’t fixed yet.

ByKemba Johnson 2 minRead time

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USA WASTED IN W'BURG

Local opponents to a proposed waste-transfer station in Brooklyn were pleased to see that the state wants the builder to prepare an Environmental Inpact Statement for the facility.

ByKemba Johnson 2 minRead time

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WILLIAMSBURG PARK AUCTIONED

Looking to make more money, the owners a parcel of land on the East River are willing to scuttle plans for an urban park on the site.

ByKemba Johnson 3 minRead time

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DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN COURT

The city expands a specialized court to handle domestic violence, adding misdemeanor cases in the Bronx.

ByKemba Johnson 1 minRead time

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INS & OUTS: LILLIAM'S WAY, MAYBERRY PICKED

Coming and goings in the government and nonprofit world.

ByKemba Johnson 1 minRead time

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CITY WORKERS LOSE LAYOFF PROTECTION ON JUNE 30TH

A provision to keep city workers from being laid-off ends in 30 days, and job cuts are already in the works.

ByKemba Johnson 3 minRead time

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HOMELESS AGENCY TO LAY OFF 105 FAMILY SOCIAL WORKERS

Homeless advocates decry the city’s cuts, which they say will make it harder for families to get the help they need.

ByKemba Johnson 3 minRead time

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RE-TURNER

Last time welfare chief Jason Turner testified at City Council, he stormed off in a huff. This time around, it was a bit more civil.

ByKemba Johnson 3 minRead time

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