Bronx
Bronx Activists Regret Missed Chances In PlaNYC
Eileen Markey |
City officials came to a community group basement to sell the sustainability plan, but some locals had “green” input to give
long ago.
Bronx
Students Protest Armory's Disappearing High Schools
Eileen Markey |
A painstakingly negotiated redevelopment plan was to include two new schools – but now there are none.
Justice
Hacking Away: The Woman Behind the Stopped Taxis
Anne Noyes Saini |
Bhairavi Desai sees cabbie strikes as one step on the road toward improving drivers’ lives.
Bronx
Moving Money Around To Try to Cover NYCHA
Kate Pastor |
Residents of cash-strapped New York City Housing Authority complexes and housing advocates fear that funding fixes have big downsides.
Bronx
AIDS Advocates Want Bigger Housing Program
Jon Whiten |
Help needy New Yorkers and save money in the long run, supporters tell a balky administration.
Health and Environment
A 'Pivotal' Opportunity For The Undocumented
Tram Whitehurst |
Despite sharp criticism, Gov. Spitzer is making driver’s licenses accessible to undocumented immigrants – who say it’s about much more than driving.
Manhattan
The City's Latest Hirings and Retirings
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In recent months, players in NYC’s public and nonprofit spheres found the grass greener in places like the Casey Family Foundation, the Alliance for Downtown New York – and graduate school.
Economy
Is NYPD Oversight Just Spinning Its Wheels?
Ali Winston |
The chorus that claims the Civilian Complaint Review Board doesn’t have enough impact grows louder.
Bronx
'Not In Very Good Shape': Fixing the Middle Schools
Ray Hainer |
A task force just delivered the results of its months of studying the poor-performing middle schools. Its chairman sums up the challenges ahead.
Bronx
Developers' Incentives: Now With More Caveats
Rachel Nielsen |
The 421-a program finally gets its makeover – and this month saw plenty of other affordable housing developments, too.
