Uncategorized EARLY BIRD GETS THE TEACH Large urban school districts have themselves to blame for chronic shortages of qualified teachers.
Uncategorized GUZZLE BEER, NOT GAS Williamsburg’s Brooklyn Brewery becomes the first business in the city to switch to wind power.
Uncategorized CITY'S TOP FIRM? THE CITY The city law department has become one of the top draws for graduating law students since 9/11.
Uncategorized PAYDAY SCAMS The City Council wants the state to help it close legal loopholes that allow “payday loans” to persist in NYC.
Uncategorized SNAP OUT OF IT! NEW DRINK DEAL WON’T SOLVE WATERFRONT WARS Snapple may be the city’s official beverage, but the drink-maker has had trouble keeping its jobs in New York.
Uncategorized TRANSLATION; FREEDOM RIDE The Council takes up a bill mandating translation at social service agencies as advocates kick off the Immigrant Workers Freedome Ride.
Uncategorized P.O.’D IN THE POCONOS Former New Yorkers in search of the American Dream fall victim to real estate scam.
Uncategorized NARROWING EXEMPTION A state appeals court closed the door on landlords seeking to use the “first rent” exemption to rent control laws.
Uncategorized INFANT DEATHS Fort Greene, Brooklyn had the highest infant mortality rate in the city in 2002.
Uncategorized MAYOR'S REPORT Food stamp recipients and families seeking homeless services have continued climbing this year, according to the mayor’s annual management report.