If I Had a Gambling Problem
Matt Pacenza |
New York’s new Lotto blitz is just part of Pataki’s gambling addiction.
THE ELECTION THAT COULD BE
Matt Pacenza |
An attorney with the Board of Ed is said to be the favorite in a race to fill an empty Queens state assembly seat, that is if Governor Pataki decides he wants it filled.
Community Service Society of New York
The Big Dip
Matt Pacenza |
Stockholders aren’t the only ones who take a hit during recessions. Downturns spell double trouble for low-income New Yorkers.
NO HOPE FOR EDNA
Matt Pacenza |
What started as a simple paperwork error several years ago ended in eviction last week for a tenant of one of Hope Community’s affordable apartments in East Harlem.
City Hall
BLOOMIE: MAY TEMPFORCE NOT BE WITH YOU?
Matt Pacenza |
In what could be Mayor Bloomberg’ s first comment on the Giuliani administration’s welfare policy, the new welfare commissioner has signaled she may back away from the old regime’s plan to hire a temp agency to place thousands of welfare recipients into city jobs.
Economy
UNTAPPED CREDIT AT A TIME WHEN WORKERS NEED SOME
Matt Pacenza |
A city advocacy group is launching a campaign that, come tax time, could add hundreds of millions to the pockets of low-income New Yorkers–without costing the city a penny.
Homelessness
FINAL CITY BUDGET OFFERS BITTERSWEET HOLIDAY GIFTS
Matt Pacenza |
Last week’s budget agreements between the City Council and the mayor gave back life to housing groups that expected to spend the holidays packing it in. But services for kids, seniors, health care and homelessness took some hits, and budget analysts wonder if it will even make a difference in the budget gap in the long run.
Welfare
NOT AS CASH POOR
Matt Pacenza |
The state has put on hold a debit card system that would have significantly restricted the buying options of welfare recipients in New York’s new Safety Net program.
