Once the arbiters of last resort, New York’s judges have become referees for city policy, from welfare reform to environmental cleanup. But just when judges should be keeping the mayor…
In neighborhoods hit hard by asthma, the faith is fierce that environmental injustice is the culprit. New research, though, blames everything from vinyl floors to TV and Big Macs. What…
New York City’s Water Board has decided to cut off the flow to buildings behind on their payments–adding the threat of dry taps to already out-of-control water bills.
Where foundations traditionally put minority communities on the receiving end of their support, three budding New York endowments are counting on successful African Americans, Latinos and Asian Americans to put…
