Bronx
Fearing Closures, Union Advances Day Care Plan
Tram Whitehurst |
Day care workers and their representatives say: Here’s a way to address problems with no threat to day care centers or the families who use them.
Economy
CITY LIMITS INVESTIGATES: Today's Anti-Poverty Fight
Jarrett Murphy |
The mayor’s poverty-reduction initiative offers fresh thinking — and small-scale tinkering. This synopsis of the new issue of CLI examines whether it will deliver promised results.
Bronx
Water Fees Soak the Poor To Generate City Revenue
Jarrett Murphy |
A hefty water rate hike hits lower-income residents hardest — and not just to pay for water use.
Bronx
New Governor Heads An Unchanged Albany
Jarrett Murphy |
It remains to be seen how policies on housing, social services and more will evolve under Gov. David Paterson – and whether he can sweeten the capital’s temper.
Brooklyn
A Show of Hands: City Workers Resist Tracking
Ali Winston |
As more agencies implement a controversial biometric system for city employees, new questions emerge about the costs, contractors and their ties to city government.
Bronx
Funding To Follow Kids At Public Daycare Centers
Tram Whitehurst |
The day care workers’ union and some centers are worried that services won’t survive a leaner funding model.
Bronx
What Do Cameras Cure? System Gets Own Scrutiny
Ali Winston |
Years and millions later, some officials question whether public school security cameras are effective.
Bronx
Skating By the Sea? New Rink Idea Glides In
Curtis Stephen |
Since Brooklyn lost its last roller rink, couldn’t a remade Coney Island include one?
Justice
If You Don't 'Get It,' You Might Not Get Benefits
Tram Whitehurst |
A survey of language translation services at city welfare offices finds obstacles for those with limited English skills.
ARTS and CULTURE
The City's Latest Hirings and Retirings
Jillian Jonas |
Filling policy shoes at FPWA, a new city family services coordinator, and a host of other moves around government and nonprofits this fall.
