Disabled people would like to work, and a cost-conscious Congress wants them to, too. But for the mentally ill, the experimental Ticket to Work vouchers may well spell social insecurity.
What could New York City’s long-awaited new job training network look like? Look no further than Rochester, where taking care of businesses is job one.
The city’s housing agency promised upwardly mobile buyers Harlem dream homes and a subsidy to make them happen. But in the hands of private builders, plans for chef’s kitchens and…
Where pickets, court claims and horror stories have failed, neighborhood activists are hoping a proposed law will finally put a stop to predatory lending. Banks, however, have no interest in…
Advocates for affordable housing thought they had a deal to reform the city’s Byzantine building code. Then fearful firemen refused to budge-all because of a stairwell.
Ernesto Jofre made the journey from Allende’s Chile to New York labor leader, and everyone from greengrocer workers to progressive politicos have him to thank for their livelihoods. Will the…
The twisted tale of two Hamilton Heights apartment buildings–complete with broken boilers and out-of-service elevators, revolving-door landlords and bitter court battles–may finally end happily.
