Bronx
Making Welfare Work And Making Work Pay
Nekoro Gomes |
New state funding increases are aimed at helping the poor and working poor — but they’re still behind.
ARTS and CULTURE
The City's Latest Hirings and Retirings
Nekoro Gomes |
A new state education leader takes the helm, as more New Yorkers head to Washington and the Pratt Center gets a new director.
Bronx
A Nurturing Network Grows In Bushwick
Nekoro Gomes |
Amid a citywide plan to support a new model for child welfare, a foster parent serves as a recruiter and role model in her neighborhood.
Manhattan
A Dissident Bumps Against The Status Quo At Taino
Nekoro Gomes |
State Assemblyman Adam Clayton Powell IV and his chief of staff issue a call to action over conditions at a landmark housing development, but find little traction.
Brooklyn
Turnips and Tatsoi: A Farm Comes To Flatbush
Nekoro Gomes |
This summer, affordable organic produce will be delivered straight from an upstate farm to this working-class Brooklyn neighborhood.
Bronx
The City's Latest Hirings and Retirings
Nekoro Gomes |
Is the Obama administration causing a New York brain drain?…a fresh face at the New York Urban League…MAS is now headed by a “starchitect”…and more.
Government
Fierce-ly Seeking Safe Harbor On the Waterfront
Nekoro Gomes |
Should financing flow again for the redevelopment of Pier 40, gay youth are speaking up for their goals to be included in the planning.
Citywide
City's Proud of Millions More For Child Support
Nekoro Gomes |
Collections rose for the 14th straight year amidst a variety of innovations — and ongoing policy questions about child care subsidies and a special tax credit.
Brooklyn
A Barbershop Is A Beacon For Those Leaving Prison
Nekoro Gomes |
Barber, businessman and ex-offender Al Gleaton-Mathieu tries to keep his neighbors out of prison, and smooth the way for those coming home.
Economy
Working For A Safer Spring In Brownsville
Nekoro Gomes |
In an area where shootings and deaths are too common, a coalition has formed to draw attention to the problem, and find solutions.
