Missing school used to mean a concerned phone call from a school principal. But for families on welfare, truancy these days comes at a price: a hefty reduction in benefits.
At 25, Dushaw Hockett is the fresh young face at the head of the New York City Public Housing Resident Alliance, organizing tenants in the projects he grew up in.
The city is now sending out last-call notices to the owners of about 300 dilapidated tax-delinquent buildings citywide: pay up, or your property will be taken away from you within…
