In addition to shoddy mortgages, deed theft and usurious payday loans, there's another predator sucking money out of low income neighborhoods of color: debt buyers. According to a study released…
The New York City Council passed a resolution this week unanimously endorsing the proposed School Turnaround Zone (STZ), a strategy designed to help struggling schools improve their performance and…
On a warm Saturday morning a few weeks ago, a group of older tenants at the River Park Towers in Morris Heights, a neighborhood in the South Bronx, set up…
Broccoli, cucumber, bell peppers, collard greens. Strawberries, blueberries, grapes and tomatoes; runner beans and basil, four big beds of jalapeno peppers. Worms and compost. Hip hop and capoiera. A cheeseburger…
Attorney general and Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Andrew Cuomo wants the rest of New York State to have campaign finance laws, business assistance programs and workforce development policies similar to those…
The reading abilities of New York City fourth graders are improving, according to the results of a national test released Thursday, but eighth graders’ scores remain virtually unchanged.Since 2002, the…
If you're one of the 575,304 people stopped and questioned or frisked by a New York City police officer last year, your name might be in a database, where, the…
Lakeisha Williams has a bank account. That doesn't mean she always uses it. The home health aide from West Harlem sometimes can't wait the few days it takes for her…
The donation drives and telethons might be over, but local foundations and Haitian groups are just beginning their work to help the country and its people rebuild.
