Health and Environment
How to Report Child Abuse
Leah Robinson |
Reporting abuse and neglected is a legal responsibility for some and a weighty task for anyone. Here’s how the system works.
Reporting abuse and neglected is a legal responsibility for some and a weighty task for anyone. Here’s how the system works.
Our How To NYC series continues with a look at help available for everything from food to heat to medical care.
One way that you can help in disasters and other civic emergencies is by joining your local Community Emergency Response Team.
Disposing of household products is not always as easy as putting them in your trashcan or recycling bin.
The official due dates for the next election have not yet been set, but petitions are typically due sometime in mid-July.
You do not need to know the officer’s name or badge number to make a complaint. Investigators can usually use basic information about the time and location to identify the officer.
City zoning laws regulate what can and cannot be built on certain parcels of land. If zoning laws restrict your plans, it doesn’t necessarily mean the end of your project. You can apply for a zoning variance.
City and state agencies are increasingly placing information that once required a FOIL request on their website. Before you initiate a formal FOIL request, you should prowl the agency’s site to see what is there for the taking.
To be on a community board you must be a New York City resident and live, work or have significant interest in the district of the board you wish to join.