Gifford Miller
Payday of Reckoning
Jill Grossman |
Putting the brakes on “fast cash”
City Hall
GET THE LEAD OUT
K. Wright |
New players, a new bill and the same old story for the Council and lead paint removal.
Government
Housing: The Next Generation / Housing Next
Matt Pacenza |
What will Bloomberg’s ambitious housing plan mean for New York’s poor? For community development groups? For your neighborhood? The lowdown, in five parts.
City Hall
DATA ADVOCACY
K. Wright |
The Citizen’s Committee for Children of New York has released an update of its tome of child well being data.
Gifford Miller
ED BILL ROLLS
K. Wright |
The Council passed a bill broadening education options for people on welfare, setting up another veto fight.
Gifford Miller
GOOD GOVERNMENT
K. Wright |
The Council had a busy week passing what Speaker Miller billed as his good government legislative package.
Gifford Miller
CYBER LIBRARY
K. Wright |
The Council wants to shove the city’s agencies into the electronic age.
Economy
A WIRELESS CITY
K. Wright |
Speaker Miller wants to connect low-income neighborhoods to wireless library and school networks.
Gifford Miller
TUNE IN ONLINE
K. Wright |
Henceforth, city events will be beemed to you live on the Web.
Gifford Miller
MORE SHELTER, FEWER GUNS
K. Wright |
Council moves on domestic violence, but leaves one initiative the mayor dislikes off the table.
