ARE CITIES ON CANDIDATES' MINDS?: WHERE THEY ARE ON URBAN ISSUES
Jarrett Murphy |
Answers to city dwellers’ questions may not be on the tips of would-be presidents’ tongues, but then Iraq and terrorism have only sharpened an existing trend.
Answers to city dwellers’ questions may not be on the tips of would-be presidents’ tongues, but then Iraq and terrorism have only sharpened an existing trend.
In the shadow of the High Line, other open-space efforts wither.
A new wave of literacy teachers is teaching immigrants not just to read and write—but to be hellraising citizens, too.
Beware the Bush administration’s plan to block grant federal foster care money.
New York ADAP clients will receive letters this week informing them of new cost cutting initiatives.
The solution to building more affordable housing, say both Democratic gubernatorial candidates, is state pension funds. Last week Carl McCall went a step further and vowed to pursue the federal support needed to make that funding strategy possible.
Opponents of stricter work requirements for people on public assistance lost their biggest hope in Washington a couple of weeks ago when Senator Hillary Clinton endorsed a bill that, like President Bush’s proposal, calls for longer work weeks for welfare recipients.
The Working Families Party might have set an endorsement record with its slate for a south Brooklyn council seat.
As the Working Families Party matures, critics fear it’s turning away from its roots to become another cog in the Democratic machine.