Uncategorized CORPORATE WELFARE CHEATS Tax breaks to keep big companies in NYC can backfire, according to a new report.
Uncategorized BRONX LANDLORDS ARE COURT-LY A new report shows that tenants in the Bronx are much more likely to be taken to court by their landlords than residents of any other NYC borough.
Uncategorized NEW GRANTS FOR CDC'S New York City community development corporations will soon be able to tap a new funding pool of more than $8 million.
Uncategorized SLOPE JOB CREATION IS A WASH The Fifth Avenue Committee has opened a dry cleaner in Brooklyn that hires the unemployed and uses green technology to clean clothes.
Uncategorized JUVENILE CRIME STATS IMPROVE A new report says that the statistics don’t back up legislators’ interest in tougher rules for juvenile crime.
Uncategorized LOCAL HOUSING GROUPS $AVED A last-minute budget deal in Albany saves $7.5 million slated to be cut from 175 community housing groups statewide.
Uncategorized IS “WISCONSIN WORKS” WORKING? A new report gives a close look at Wisconsin’s much-admired welfare reform efforts.
Uncategorized WEP DEATH SPARKS COUNCIL FIGHT Two months ago, a workfare worker died on the job. Last week’s City Council hearing on the topic was a argumentative affair.
Uncategorized Good Works… Without Pay City agencies can’t find enough clerical jobs or brooms to keep workfare workers busy. That’s why Mayor Giuliani’s planning to export thousands of them to neighborhood nonprofits.
Uncategorized Cityview: Fostering Abuse Life in foster care can be as hard as any situation kids come from.
