Almost 20 years after the “broken windows” theory was first published, the idea that cracking down on small crimes makes cities safer has become gospel. But no one has any…
When young adults outgrow foster care, the city gives them a few words of wisdom and $750. A private mentoring program keeps some out of poverty and homelessness, but will…
Activists monitoring the effect of the city’s tax lien sales program on apartment building tenants recently discovered something they weren’t looking for: The sales are hurting poor, often elderly outer-borough…
In the rush for the city’s lowest performing schools to turn themselves around, one state-certified Bronx high school teacher is battling to get his job back.
One day after advocates for the poor sued the mayor for failing to train welfare recipients for employment, Giuliani strikes back against the pols who backed them up.
The Workforce Investment Act is supposed to help the unemployed and underemployed get on track to solid careers. Now Congress has gouged its budget–and pokey New York may be one…
In response to advocates’ claims that the city’s tax lien sales program hurts some low-income homeowners, two City Council staffers defend their efforts to protect residential properties.
By changing the way it funds housing for the homeless, the Pataki administration may soon favor bigger developments built by bigger developers, a switch some longtime service providers fear could…
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