Bronx
Five Boroughs. One City. No Plan.
Jarrett Murphy |
Is the city’s failure to plan a plan for failure?
Economy
Feds Indict 6 For Defrauding Controversial CityTime Program
Jarrett Murphy |
The charges involve the misappropriation of $80 million, and revolve around a company whose questionable ties to a city official were first reported by City Limits.
News
How Much Does Mayor Bloomberg Pay His Staff?
Jarrett Murphy |
Detailed answers to that and other questions about city finances are available on a website launched this week by the city comptroller.
Bronx
EDC Cash Clash: Is It Payback Time?
Neil deMause |
The comptroller says the Economic Development Corporation has improperly kept $125 million in city money. Can he get it back?
Bronx
Term Limits, Party Politics On Bloomberg Charter Panel's Menu
Jarrett Murphy |
After the first round of hearings on how to revise the city’s charter, a list has emerged of what New Yorkers want to change about their government.
Government
Strong Feelings About Yankee Stadium Deal? Too Bad.
Samia Shafi |
A closed door meeting — prompted by deals like Atlantic Yards, Yankee Stadium and Columbia University’s expansion — is examining how developers deliver community benefits in New York.
ARTS and CULTURE
Immigrants Reach New Heights
Curtis Stephen |
With city and state turmoil shaking up political alignments, some see a new opening for growing ethnic groups to claim power.
City Hall
Comptroller Moves To Rein In CityTime
Ali Winston |
An unfinished system to track city employees’ hours already costs 10 times what was budgeted. What now?
Citywide
Do They PAC A Punch? Freelancers Get Political
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Hoping for friendlier policies toward independent workers, the Freelancers Union launched a PAC this year. And local pols paid attention.
Citywide
City Pension Plans: Can They Do Good and Do Well?
Jarrett Murphy |
The city’s retirement funds offer a powerful tool for social activism. A look at how Comptroller Bill Thompson and his would-be successors approach the task of putting city money where their morals are.
