When the unemployment rate dropped from 10 percent in December to 9.7 percent in January, there are those who breathed a sigh of relief and asserted that recovery is on…
With shelter numbers at record highs and Mayor Bloomberg’s homeless strategy failing to meet its goals, city officials and advocates weigh in on how New York might respond.
Journalist Alyssa Katz traveled the country seeking the causes and outcomes of our nation’s housing collapse. She set down her findings in a new book — and explains further in…
Several mentally ill residents recently have been killed in interactions with the NYPD. A panel of experts says the city can act to avoid these tragedies.
The former head of one of the minority-led foster care agencies recently discussed in three New York Times articles sees omissions and bias in the series.
