The Ford Foundation has found some cash in its deep pockets for local grassroots organizing, and a coalition of local funders is working to bring some to NYC.
Brooklyn’s tightly controlled Democratic machine could blow a gasket as Councilwoman Una Clarke prepares to oust her former mentor and guide, powerhouse congressman Major Owens.
New York State has a long list of anti-poverty programs that are funded with federal welfare monies. The dirty little secret: through the miracle of accounting, hundreds of millions are…
Eight decrepit apartments in East Harlem are back in the hands of the federal housing department after the landlord gave up control. The feds would like to tear them down,…
An independant panel has released its fourth report on the state of New York City’s child welfare system, and the news about how caseworkers perform is anything but good.
The Giuliani administration is moving $25 million in federal money for AIDS housing into a services budget–and some observers say its more about politics than policy.
A new public housing rule kicked in this month that requires unemployed residents to do eight hours of community service. Today, tenants protest this much-hated law, which they say stinks…
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