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Years Pass, But Question Remains: Is NYC Denying Welfare?

The benefits rolls are far smaller and the mayor is quite different, but the debate over welfare in New York still revolves around whether eligible applicants are being turned away.

Economy Investigations

Progress Derailed: The Cause & Effect Of NYC's Transit Funding Crisis

Everyone who rides buses or subways knows that service is down and fares are heading up. But why is this happening? And does it spell danger for the city’s economic…

Investigations

MTA Cuts Mean Bigger Crowds, More Problems

Transit cuts don’t just mean fewer trains. There’ll be less room on trains that are running. And that could compound other problems underground.

Economy Investigations

New Deputy Mayor's Privatization Push Still Has Critics

Mayor Bloomberg selected Stephen Goldsmith for his experience “reinventing government.” But the former Indianapolis mayor’s record is complex.

Investigations

The North Shore Traces A Toxic Legacy

Once, 170 years ago, there was a factory on Staten Island, and the factory made lead. Some of the lead got into the ground. In the 1920s the factory caught…

In Depth Investigations News Uncategorized

Obama Official Slams NY Food Stamp Policy

A USDA executive says the city and state policy of fingerprinting Food Stamp applicants costs too much and is ineffective.

Investigations Uncategorized

Bloomberg Cash Rewards Program Gets Mixed Reviews

The centerpiece of the mayor’s anti-poverty plan is being phased out after showing mixed results. City Hall says it was a valuable try. But what lessons has the city learned?

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness Investigations

More Than Words? Bloomberg and Race

The mayor has earned admiration from many quarters for improving the tenor of race relations. But the impact of his policies on blacks and Latinos give fodder to fans and…

Government Investigations

City Pension Plans: Can They Do Good and Do Well?

The city’s retirement funds offer a powerful tool for social activism. A look at how Comptroller Bill Thompson and his would-be successors approach the task of putting city money where…

Government Investigations

The Full Story Of One Empty Building

The plight of one Harlem structure illustrates the challenges confronting activists who want the city to use vacant properties to house the needy.

Investigations

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