Uncategorized SAFETY NET RESTORED Citing pressure from opponents, state reverses welfare policy that would have required a 45-day wait.
Uncategorized COURTING TROUBLE: FAMILY COURT OVERWHELMED WITH NEW CASES City courts face double whammy: a major surge in child protective cases and a strict new state law.
Uncategorized NEW HOME FOR GIBBS Department of Homeless Services Commissioner Linda Gibbs named deputy mayor for health and human services.
Uncategorized CITY FUTURES ANNOUNCES NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR City Limits and the Center for an Urban Future welcome Andrew Breslau.
Uncategorized NAILING A VICTORY: KOREAN MANICURIST WINS SETTLEMENT Local community-based organizations help nail salon worker secure a hefty payout in labor dispute.
Uncategorized FAMILIES ON THE LINE: WELFARE CHANGES WOULD SLAM NYC Advocates say new welfare rules would force the city to put more welfare recipients to work without adequate funding for child care.
Uncategorized RECIPE FOR CHANGE Industrial Workers of the World targets employees of two Chinese restaurant suppliers in union campaign.
Uncategorized BRONX MERCHANTS SENT PACKING State Supreme Court rules that the city’s deal with the Related Companies can move forward. Merchants consider their next move.
Uncategorized SOCIAL SECURITY RESTORED Federal court rules that social security recipients with outstanding arrest warrants should not automatically lose their aid.
Uncategorized CREATIVE NEW YORK A new report from The Center for an Urban Future offers suggestions for strengthening the city’s arts sector.
