Uncategorized BIAS IN THE BATHROOM: CASE FOR TRANSGENDER RIGHTS A groundbreaking lawsuit challenges assumptions about gender and demands fair treatment for all.
Uncategorized DENIALS REVIEWED A federal court ordered the city to inform thousands of New Yorkers denied public assistance that they have the right to contest that denial.
Uncategorized MITCHELL-LAMA FIXES Mayor Bloomberg upstaged the City Council by introducing new state legislation to protect tenants in Mitchell-Lama buildings.
Uncategorized RESPONSIBLE GROWTH Assets in professionally-managed investment portfolios that screen for “social responsibility” grew by 7 percent from 2001 to 2002.
Uncategorized LEGAL STRIKE The staff of the 30-year-old MFY Legal Services unanimously voted yesterday morning to go on strike.
Uncategorized RESOURCES AND BEHAVIOR Researchers found a clear link between the number of behavioral problems a school has and the amount of key resources that are available there.
Uncategorized KIDS UNCOVERED Over half a million kids under the age of 19 are do not have health insurance in New York State.
Uncategorized TO MARKET Mayor Bloomberg continued promoting his economic development vision yesterday by announcing an agreement for East Harlem’s La Marqueta.
Uncategorized PREVENTION FLAT City spending on homeless prevention has remained flat over the last three years, even as spending on shelters has grown by nearly $200 million.
Uncategorized TREATMENT DENIED A class of parolees with mental illnesses and substance abuse problems who are awaiting state-funded treatment have filed a federal lawsuit against the state.