Homeless shelter residents are being asked to work in their lodgings, some earning 63 cents an hour at janitorial jobs that prevent them from finding real work–or independence.
This year’s budget yielded a $70 billion surplus, but only a few new dollars for New York City’s underfunded social service, education and environmental sectors.
When Jason Turner was hired to revamp New York City’s welfare system, he brought his ideological convictions and those of his closest advisors with him.
When Browning Ferris Industries closed its South Bronx medical waste incinerator in June 1997, locals celebrated their victory. But the party may have been premature.
The mayor’s plan to put all welfare recipients to work might be the cornerstone of a national political run, but it’s going to cost New York City taxpayers an extra…
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