Charles Schumer Archives

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Oct 2021

NYCHA Leaders List Priorities for Next HUD Regional Chief, as Biden Considers Brooklyn Councilmember

Councilmember Alicka Ampry-Samuel—who represents the 41st District of Bedford-Stuyvesant, Ocean Hill-Brownsville, East Flatbush, and Crown Heights—is President Joe Biden’s likely pick as next New York-New Jersey regional administrator for the…

ByDavid Brand 1Comment

09

Aug 2011

Government

A Crisis Beyond The Cuts: Help For New York's Seniors Ebbs

Once again, New York City’s senior centers avoided a disastrous budget cut this year. But the passing of that threat masks a subtler one: the gradual erosion of the…

ByPatrick Egan 0Comments

18

Jul 2011

Government Justice

Budget Cut Avoided, But Children's Services Still Show Strain

There are reports that some parents are having trouble getting child welfare services because a botched contract award and budget threats last year led providers to scale back.

ByKelly Virella 0Comments

12

Jul 2011

Government

From Blue-Collar to the Welfare Line

Walter Greene worked for a living. Then the work disappeared. Now, like thousands of other low-income New Yorkers, he navigates homeless shelter rules and the welfare bureaucracy.

ByNeil deMause 0Comments

16

May 2011

Government Investigations

Bike Lane Battle: Role Of Senator's Wife, Ex-DOT Boss, Unclear

Iris Weinshall is not the only critic of the city’s bike lane on Prospect Park West. She’s just the only who used to build bike lanes and happens to be…

ByJake Mooney 0Comments

29

Apr 2011

Government

Indian Point Worry: Not The Reactor, The Leftovers

Spent fuel rods are at the center of concerns about the nuclear plant just north of the city—and are a factor at several other plants in the tri-state area.

ByPolly Kreisman 0Comments

18

Apr 2011

Government Housing and Homelessness Justice

Immigrants On Front Lines Of Housing Fight

First-generation New Yorkers are more likely to reside in rent-regulated housing than the rest of us. So as Albany weighs weakening or strengthening rent rules, some immigrants are raising their…

ByDiana Scholl 0Comments

23

Mar 2011

Government

Senate, Assembly Resist Cuomo Cuts To Services

Legislators want to restore many human services that Gov. Cuomo proposed cutting. But the Senate and Assembly still differ by tens of millions of dollars on social funding, and some…

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

11

Mar 2011

Government Housing and Homelessness

Critics Of Homeless Program Fight To Save It

Advocates for the homeless have long criticized the Bloomberg administration’s approach to getting people out of shelters. But with the state threatening to end funding for the program, most advocates…

ByDiana Scholl 1Comment

21

Feb 2011

Government Justice

Grandparents Who Parent Are Facing Budget Cuts

Thousands of New York children are raised by relatives other than their parents. Many rely on state programs to support their unexpected second stint as guardians.

ByPatrick Wall 0Comments

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