Matt Pacenza, Author at City Limits

ByMatt Pacenza 1 minRead time

HOW WELFARE MAY FAIR

With Congress slated to take up the welfare reform debate by March, insiders expect most of the law’s details will be nailed down as part of the budget process–with very…

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Jan 2003

ByMatt Pacenza 4 minRead time

FED BILL TAKES ON BANKS, BUT PREYS ON STRICT NEW YORK LAW

A new bill tossing around Washington aims to put the reins on companies that make high-cost loans to homeowners–but it could mean the demise of the stronger laws passed in…

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Dec 2002

Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

HOMES, FOR A CHANGE: MAYOR SAYS, 'WE'LL MAKE MORE'

Mayor Bloomberg’s new housing plan calls for investing more than $1 billion in new homes, but his proposal is about more than just cash.

ByMatt Pacenza 4 minRead time

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Dec 2002

PREDATOR BECOMES PREY AS MAJOR BANK BUYS SHADY LENDER

HSBC bank’s recent purchase of a notorious predatory mortgage lender has some people seeing dollar signs — a big bank on the scene means more money for the wronged consumers,…

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DESPITE REFORM, LITTLE DAY CARE FOR NEW WORKING MOMS

Many parents who’ve recently left welfare for a new job are not getting the subsidized day care they’re eligible for, and the city recently made it even harder for some…

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ByMatt Pacenza 40 minRead time

Home Remedies

The mentally ill can’t live in nursing homes. The fragile elderly can’t live in their own filth. There’s a city agency that’s supposed to help them all stay healthy and…

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I AM VERNA, HEAR ME ROAR: CITY TO REVAMP AIDS AGENCY

After calling some of her agency’s services for people with AIDS “crap” last week, the city’s social services commissioner, Verna Eggleston, vowed to totally reorganize the HIV/AIDS Services Administration within…

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ByMatt Pacenza 4 minRead time

TRICK OR TREAT?

The Department of Health and Human Services was kind enough to hold a conference to teach the city’s nonprofit service providers how to access federal funds last week. There was…

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Oct 2002

Economy

PAINFUL CONTRACTIONS

As part of a shift in the city’s workforce development policy, the Human Resource Administration will soon require that the job trainers it contracts with take on a lot more…