Kermit Eady, founder of the Black United Fund of New York, was recently canned amid allegations of fiscal impropriety. As he fights for his job, BUFNY slowly unravels.
The Bush administration thinks that spending more on housing and less on social services could help end homelessness. At local nonprofits, providers try not to panic.
Videotaping criminal interrogations helps some police forces prevent false confessions. But New York brass are holding out against it, even as detectives rack up a string of bogus cases.
The D.A.’s Narcotics Eviction Program helps landlords evict drug dealers from apartment buildings. It’s been enormously successful. It also kicks out tenants who’ve done nothing wrong.
