coronavirus pandemic
A Year and a Half Into Pandemic, NYC’s Mutual Aid Movement at a Turning Point
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The mutual aid movement continues, but groups are increasingly seeking new ways to ensure their long-term sustainability.
Activism and Volunteerism
Brooklyn Community Services Hosts Panel on East New York
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Brooklyn Community Services (BCS) hosted its panel discussion “Brooklyn Stand Up! The Future of East New York. Panel discussed topics including housing, the critical need of basic services, jobs and maintaining the identity of East New York.
CommunityWire
Brooklyn Community Services Launches College Initiative
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Brooklyn Community Services (BCS) has launched ONE Brooklyn Campus a platform to mobilize students through volunteer service, to effect change for Brooklyn residents living in underserved communities.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Good News Mixed With Danger Signs for NYC's Job Market
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The overall employment picture is improving. But the economy is still plagued by trouble for young workers, a lack of middle-skill jobs and lingering effects from the years of deep unemployment.
Health and Environment
City Finally Beating Back Queens Floodwaters
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After decades of regular flooding in the borough’s southeast, a $6 billion infrastructure project is having an impact. Some want DEP to go further and pump out rising groundwater.
CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
Several Members of Queens Library Board Forced Out
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The library system, which has been under scrutiny over perks given to its director, wouldn’t say which ones.
CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
Firefighter's Death Will Trigger Search for Answers
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It likely won’t be until the period of public mourning is over that we’ll learn what caused the demise of Lt. Gordon Ambelas.
Education
New Scrutiny of City's Library Trustees
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The trustees of the city’s library systems oversee more than 200 branches and the spending of hundreds of millions of city dollars. How representative of the city are they?
CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
Libraries Pledge Big Expansion if City Boosts Funding
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The city’s three library systems promise to hire nearly 800 people, expand hours and introduce new programs if the city boosts their funding by $65 million over what Mayor de Blasio has proposed.
CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
Update: Corrected Library Budget Numbers
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When pre-payment is taken into account, the current year’s budget and Mayor de Blasio proposed fiscal 2015 spending are almost identical.