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For young people born without that proverbial silver Spoon in their mouths, New York City has never been An easy place to grow up. It’s a tough love kind of…

ByE.R. Shipp 0Comments

17

May 2010

In Depth Investigations News Uncategorized

Obama Official Slams NY Food Stamp Policy

A USDA executive says the city and state policy of fingerprinting Food Stamp applicants costs too much and is ineffective.

ByNeil deMause 0Comments

07

May 2010

Uncategorized

Doomsday Mayoral Budget Steps Closer To Reality

Bloomberg’s final fiscal plan looks a lot like the “doomsday” preliminary budget he issued in January.

ByNeil deMause 0Comments

04

May 2010

Government

White House Will Name New Urban Czar

A day after the first White House director of urban affairs moved to HUD, the Obama administration said it will retain the post.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

15

Apr 2010

Economy

Lottery Opponents Want Warnings

The lottery is more important than ever to state finances. But counselors and a lawmaker want more done to protect those who don’t have “a little bit of luck.”

ByPatrick Egan 0Comments

27

Mar 2010

Economy Housing and Homelessness

A Minefield for Obama

When will the President address the disproportionate color of unemployment?

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

08

Mar 2010

Economy

Thin Gruel For Soup Kitchens

Publicly funded help for the needy, from food assistance to job training, dries up further under the proposed budget.

ByNeil deMause 0Comments

28

Aug 2009

Economy Housing and Homelessness

Nonprofits' Outlook After A Year Of Living Dangerously

These are nerve-racking times in New York City’s largest private employment sector, delivering crucial social services. And next year looks worse.

ByAnne Noyes Saini 0Comments

17

Aug 2009

Uncategorized

Making Welfare Work And Making Work Pay

New state funding increases are aimed at helping the poor and working poor — but they’re still behind.

ByNekoro Gomes 0Comments

03

Aug 2009

In Depth

No Free Lunch: Conflict Over Food Stamp Access

As the economy sends ever more New Yorkers in search of a safety net, the city’s welfare agency defends anti-fraud measures that advocates call counterproductive.

ByChloe Tribich 0Comments

Tough Love In The Big City

Obama Official Slams NY Food Stamp Policy

Doomsday Mayoral Budget Steps Closer To Reality

Lottery Opponents Want Warnings

A Minefield for Obama

Nonprofits' Outlook After A Year Of Living Dangerously

Making Welfare Work And Making Work Pay

No Free Lunch: Conflict Over Food Stamp Access

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