Nora McCarthy, Author at City Limits

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Four out of five kids in foster care have a parent with a drug problem. There is an alternative: a once-controversial program that keeps mothers and children together during treatment.…

ByNora McCarthy 31 minRead time

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Feb 2003

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Why Minds Matter

Fear, depression, anxiety and rage: September 11 taught us these are a natural–and treatable–response to trauma. So why do the teens who were living in pain before then still have…

ByNora McCarthy 44 minRead time

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May 2002

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Home Girl

After years of waiting, the Lower East Side Girls Club has found a home.

ByNora McCarthy 2 minRead time

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May 2002

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Focus on Fixing the Schools: Social Promotion

Take dismal public schools. Add prosperous parents. Shake up. Is a new recipe for revitalizing the city’s education system being written in Riverdale, Park Slope and the Upper East Side?

ByNora McCarthy 43 minRead time

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Mar 2002

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Hosed in Housing Court

A major restructuring of Housing Court was supposed to be good for both landlords and tenants. Guess who won and who lost.

ByNora McCarthy 15 minRead time

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Jan 2002

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Second Chance Encounter

Kids who steal and deal don’t just go to juvey jail–they’re also likely to return to prison soon after they’re released.Now, bucking get-tough wisdom, New York State is trying to…

ByNora McCarthy 16 minRead time

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Dec 2001

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Jailhouse Doc

Kids who were once in Rikers make radio documentaries, hoping to keep other youth out of jail.

ByNora McCarthy 4 minRead time

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Nov 2001

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Driven Out

Before September 11, the city’s 11,000 black car drivers drew nearly all of their work from downtown financial companies. With parts of the financial district still closed to traffic a…

ByNora McCarthy 3 minRead time

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Sep 2001

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Making Change: Care Today, Gone Tomorrow

Caseworkers who can withstand the low pay and high strain of foster care jobs are in short supply. Their bosses can’t afford pay increases, so they’re offering something cheaper: counseling…

ByNora McCarthy 7 minRead time

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Aug 2001

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TEENS SEEK RESPECT

Just as the Board of Education prepares to quadruple the Truancy Reduction Alliance to Contact Kids, or TRACK program, some students and teachers say changes are desperately needed before the…

ByNora McCarthy 3 minRead time

Nora McCarthy

Kicking the Habit

Why Minds Matter

Home Girl

Focus on Fixing the Schools: Social Promotion

Hosed in Housing Court

Second Chance Encounter

Jailhouse Doc

Driven Out

Making Change: Care Today, Gone Tomorrow

TEENS SEEK RESPECT

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