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WELFARE SIDE EFFECTS

The bad news: Moms who leave welfare for work often cannot take as much time to care for their sick kids. The worse news: Their children are more likely to…

LAW OF THE STREETS

The squatters at 719 East Ninth Street have exhausted their legal options–so they fired their lawyer to buy just a bit more time.

Independence Day

After six years of nurturing and financial support from a constellation of foundations, a Bronx community coalition strikes out on its own.

Split Decision

Immigrant groups that have used school boards as a portal into politics were relieved when the feds shot down a plan to dismantle the current election system. But confusion about…

Green and Lean

An ambitious architect is using innovations in energy-efficient construction to transform low-income housing.

City Lit: Planet Wort

A book review of Global Squeeze: The Coming Crisis for First-World Nations, By Richard C. Longworth, Contemporary Books, 1998, 293 pages, $24.95.

Permission Slip

After years of watching the state environmental agency say yes to industrial polluters looking to put plants in their neighborhoods, New York’s minority residents are finally getting a forum where…

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