Justice FOSTERING CHANGE Pew Commission releases its long-awaited suggestions for how to make child welfare work: more money, more collaboration and more accountability.
Economy Housing and Homelessness NYCHA BUILDING BLOCKED NYCHA RESIDENTS WANT THEIR JOBS A year ago, the New York City Housing Authority agreed to offer public housing residents apprenticeships on agency construction sites. Now the work is set to begin–but the jobs have…
Housing and Homelessness NYCHA HOUSING HUD-ACHE New federal regulations will cut $40 million from city’s 2004 rental subsidies.
Housing and Homelessness REINING IN THE ZONING BOARD Two different tracks emerge for reforming the city’s Board of Standards and Appeals.
Government ROOM OF ONE’S OWN? New bill would help domestic violence survivors combat housing discrimination.
Economy CREDIT UNIONS GET A BOOST FROM ALBANY Struggling to stay afloat, credit unions may soon be able to get government incentives once reserved for banks.
Housing and Homelessness NYCHA RE-LEASING SEC 8 TENANTS- OWNERS REJECT VOUCHERS Recent court decisions have opened the door for private landlords to bail out of the federal voucher program–and evict low-income renters.
Housing and Homelessness NYCHA SECTION 8 DEBATE: HOW WILL VOUCHER CUTS AFFECT NYC? Washington think tank finds that thousands of local families could lose rental assistance under new Bush plan.
