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To help families affected by the World Trade Center attacks, New York City is spending federal housing vouchers–but advocates wonder what will happen to the wait list of 210,000.

ByMark Greer 0Comments

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Oct 2001

Uncategorized

ON THE FRONT LINES OF FATE

Chris Sprowal was an advocate for the homeless in the 1980s until he succumbed to activist burnout, fueled by addiction, and became homeless himself. His story is one of many…

ByCity Limits 0Comments

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Oct 2001

Justice

STATE BUDGET A MIXED BAG

The state legislature and Governor Pataki agreed last week to spend $1.5 billion in surplus federal welfare dollars for the fiscal year ending next March, a move that sent sighs…

ByMatt Pacenza 0Comments

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Oct 2001

Uncategorized

911, A FOOD EMERGENCY: SOUP KITCHENS ARE FLOODED

Since September 11, attendance at soup kitchens has jumped exponentially, a clear sign that workers one or two degrees removed from the Twin Towers are suffering blows from the collapse.

ByMatt Pacenza 0Comments

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Sep 2001

Uncategorized

DOWNTOWN BUT NOT OUT ON THE STREET: GROUPS OFFER HOUSEHOLD HELP

Using a mix of federal, state and local programs, the massive effort to find emergency housing for displaced lower Manhattan residents has begun.

ByAlyssa Katz 0Comments

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Sep 2001

Uncategorized

DISPATCHES FROM DOWNTOWN

The community development divisions of four financial institutions in or close to the World Trade Center appear to have made it through the blast unscathed.

ByMaura McDermott 0Comments

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Sep 2001

Uncategorized

FINNICKY PHONE LINES LEAVE SOME ON WELFARE STRANDED

Many automated teller machines have been down since last Tuesday’s disaster, leaving those who use food stamps unable to access their benefits.

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STATE THINKS BIG ABOUT HOUSING

By changing the way it funds housing for the homeless, the Pataki administration may soon favor bigger developments built by bigger developers, a switch some longtime service providers fear could…

ByAlyssa Katz 0Comments

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Aug 2001

Uncategorized

THE DAY AFTER: STATE BUDGET COULD CRIPPLE SERVICES

As state legislators dare Gov. Pataki with a $2 billion cut to social services, providers look on with apprehension.

ByMatt Pacenza 0Comments

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Jul 2001

Government

STOPPED PAYMENT

A push to expand rent relief to New Yorkers with disabilities seemed to have tremendous support in Albany, until a plea from Mayor Rudy Giuliani stopped the bill in its…

ByCarlos Perkins 0Comments

SECTION 8: ENOUGH?

ON THE FRONT LINES OF FATE

STATE BUDGET A MIXED BAG

911, A FOOD EMERGENCY: SOUP KITCHENS ARE FLOODED

DOWNTOWN BUT NOT OUT ON THE STREET: GROUPS OFFER HOUSEHOLD HELP

DISPATCHES FROM DOWNTOWN

FINNICKY PHONE LINES LEAVE SOME ON WELFARE STRANDED

STATE THINKS BIG ABOUT HOUSING

THE DAY AFTER: STATE BUDGET COULD CRIPPLE SERVICES

STOPPED PAYMENT

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