Ruth Ford, Author at City Limits

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She now has the governor and a whole hunk of money behind her run for attorney general. But as a lawyer, Councilmember and public advocate, Tish James had to fight…

ByRuth Ford 18 minRead time

18

Oct 2017

Uncategorized

Understanding New York’s Public Hospitals Crisis

Where did it come from? Is there a way out?

ByRuth Ford 12 minRead time

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Jan 2017

Uncategorized

Running for Change in Brownsville

A group of women runners is piling up the miles and tearing down stereotypes.

ByRuth Ford 4 minRead time

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Jan 2017

Health

Residents’ Resiliency Offers Hope for Better Health in Brownsville

Surveys show people in neighborhoods hit hard by health disparities are full of ideas of how to solve them—at a time when the healthcare system is embracing some experimentation. Will…

ByRuth Ford 18 minRead time

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Jan 2017

Health In Depth Investigations

Hospital Closures and Medicaid Shifts Took Toll on NYC’s Health

For families living in poor neighborhoods, more hospital closings have put greater pressure on the surviving facilities, and they have also stretched the distances people have to travel to receive…

ByRuth Ford 15 minRead time

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Jan 2017

Health In Depth Investigations

What Drives NYC’s Health Disparities?

Diabetes and assaults, HIV and asthma, sicken or kill people in low-income areas at higher rates. Often, it isn’t that there’s no method or money to address the problem –…

ByJanaki Chadha

ByRuth Ford 16 minRead time

04

Jan 2017

Health In Depth Investigations

A Sense of Urgency About Health Disparities in the Trump Era

The question isn’t whether economic alienation and housing pressure are as risky to health as smoking or poor diet. It’s whether the political will is there to do something about…

ByRuth Ford 8 minRead time

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Nov 2015

Education

Some in Manhattan Want ‘Controlled Choice’ to Diversify Schools

The proposal has supporters on the Upper West Side, as disparities in enrollment and admissions policies are under scrutiny citywide.

ByRuth Ford 12 minRead time

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Nov 2015

Education

Manhattan Parents Press DOE on Middle-School Selection

The effort to compel the DOE to release the information is part of a years’ long effort by the Community Education Council of District 2 to turn what is often…

ByRuth Ford 5 minRead time

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Nov 2015

Education