Age Justice
Advocates See ‘Broken’ Budget Process for City’s Seniors
Roshan Abraham |
Provider after provider, several with tears in their eyes, expressed dismay at the city’s inadequate reimbursement rate for meals.
Age Justice
Alarm Over Proposed Cuts to State Program Overseeing Home-Health Aides
Roshan Abraham |
Advocates predict that changes proposed by the governor could reduce the number of ‘fiscal intermediaries,’ who help administer the Medicaid program that pays for home-health aides, by 90 percent.
Budget
MTA to Hike Weekly and Monthly MetroCard Fares, But Avoid Increase for Access-A-Ride Users
Jeanmarie Evelly |
The vote avoided an alternative plan that would have hiked the base fare to $3, something disabled riders and advocates argued would unevenly burden Access-a-Ride users.
Max & Murphy: Rookie Sen. Biaggi on Early Progress, Looming Tests for Albany Dems
Jarrett Murphy |
Will a looming budget crunch slow down the Empire State’s progressive wave?
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
CityViews: It’s Time to Finally Give Up the Dream of a Subway to Staten Island
Larry Penner |
‘There is a continuing series of feasibility studies that generate money for consultants along with free publicity for elected officials. At the end of the day, the long abandoned Brooklyn to Staten Island subway will stay buried.’
Budget
CityViews: Alarmist Commentary on City Budget Misjudges Responsible Growth
James Parrott |
‘For some observers the prospect of slower revenue growth means that the City must tighten its belt and reduce its workforce. Hooverism never dies, does it?’
Agenda 2019
UrbaNerd: Who Holds New York City’s Debt?
Jarrett Murphy |
New York City certainly knows how much it owes to municipal bondholders—about $37 billion—for lending it the money to build bridges, schools and other important stuff. But it doesn’t know who holds all those IOUs.
Government
Key Decisions Loom for Citywide Effort to Involve Residents in Budget Decisions
Jarrett Murphy |
When it comes to participatory budgeting, the work of actually making the city’s democracy more vibrant is just beginning.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
CityViews: Fixing NY’s ‘Dictatorial’ Budget Process is the Reform We Need Most
Richard Brodsky |
‘There’s plenty of things to worry about, ethics included, and a need for action on all of them. But without a reasoned and careful reform of the budget process they will be fodder for headlines and soundbites, and not much more.’
Agenda 2019
CityViews: NYC’s Transit Workers Deserve Help, Not the Hatchet
Tony Utano |
‘Instead of trying to eliminate positions, advocates, officials—and pundits writing in the safety of their offices—should join TWU Local 100’s efforts to better protect transit workers.’
