With HIV spreading especially fast among young black men, advocates press for better treatment for communities of color in housing, corrections and immigrants’ services.
The city’s efforts have greatly reduced lead poisoning among children. But those who still suffer say officials must tighten enforcement if they’re serious about ending the problem.
As the economy sends ever more New Yorkers in search of a safety net, the city’s welfare agency defends anti-fraud measures that advocates call counterproductive.
Excerpt from the latest issue of City Limits Investigates: Marijuana has gotten cheaper in New York in the past decade with an estimated 416,000 city residents smoking it.
With more than seven years and 650 audits under his belt, Comptroller William Thompson helms a uniquely powerful watchdog function across all of city government.
Though City Councilman Tony Avella and “Reverend” Billy Talen have an uphill battle to beat Goliath this fall, they’re banking on grassroots dissent against Bloomberg to propel their bids for…
In the final installment of our series on the race for public advocate, a look at civil liberties lawyer Norman Siegel’s third run for the city’s number-two post.
A look at Queens Councilman Eric Gioia, who brings both idealism and strong funding to his quest for higher office. The third in a five-part series on the race for…
As candidates vie to replace Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum, this article — first in a series on the race for Number Two — looks at the history and challenges of…