Economy A Show of Hands: City Workers Resist Tracking As more agencies implement a controversial biometric system for city employees, new questions emerge about the costs, contractors and their ties to city government.
ARTS and CULTURE Government OPTING OUT FOR AFFORDABILITY Comptroller vows city pension investments will steer clear of “predatory equity” as HPD blocks a controversial deal.
Economy FEWER LOCK-UPS, ENOUGH MONEY? As the state plans to close six juvenile correctional facilities and embrace community-based juvenile justice, some wonder who’ll pay for it.
Government CITY MOVES TOWARD LOCATING AGENCIES AT NEW WTC Deal gives Ground Zero developer Silverstein a choice to lock the city into a 15-year lease for space in one of the new World Trade Center towers.
Government Justice Retail Workers Celebrate Million-Dollar Victory Will the organizing model that won back wages and overtime for shop employees have staying power?
Economy Fresh Greens Or Grandeur May Come To Fort Greene Come next month, the quietly decaying Admiral’s Row may round a bend toward some kind of redevelopment.
Housing and Homelessness NYCHA Mayor, Council At Odds Over Voucher Tenant Bill The administration squares off against City Council on protecting Section 8 tenants.
ARTS and CULTURE Housing and Homelessness Making Eye Contact: Seeing The Overlooked In a new photo exhibit, the homeless look a lot like the rest of us.
Economy Big Nonprofit Insurers Seek To Go For-Profit Higher rates for healthcare – and the city – are feared if HIP and GHI drop their nonprofit status.
Government In Harlem's Test Kitchen: A Taste of Local Recipes Pushing for healthy habits, a new cookbook showcases community — but one cook finds using the recipes a bit challenging.