Bronx
Living Wage Law The Next Council Battleground?
Neil deMause |
Following the defeat of paid sick leave, unions and business group prepare to face off over tying wages to city development subsidies.
Government
As AIDS Threat Changes, Push For Housing Renews
Diana Scholl |
Advocates, hoping Gov. Cuomo will back a cap on rent for people in AIDS housing, say research shows that shelter saves lives and reduces government expenditures.
Government
Cuomo's Cuts Could Hit The Poor
Jarrett Murphy |
The tiff between Albany and City Hall over education aid isn’t the only fight brewing over the governor’s budget. His cuts to public assistance, homeless services and child welfare are also coming under fire.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Juvenile Justice: The Case For Local Control
Marsha Weissman |
A youth services provider says Mayor Bloomberg’s bid to take more control of the state’s juvenile justice system is an opportunity not just to save money, but to change lives.
Economy
Questions About Mayor's Plan To Run Youth Jails
Helen Zelon |
Few would deny that state-run juvenile detention facilities are flawed. But a Bloomberg bid to take control of some of those sites has raised a new set of issues.
Economy
Documents Reveal Gaps In City Welfare Data
Neil deMause |
The city is proud that it kept cash assistance rolls at record lows despite the recession. But it can’t answer many questions about who’s applying for welfare—and what happens to them when they do.
Bronx
City Housing Commissioner To Depart
Jarrett Murphy |
Raphael Cestero’s departure comes as Mayor Bloomberg’s affordable housing construction plan enters its final years.
Economy
Fact Checking The State Of The City
Jarrett Murphy |
Mayor Bloomberg’s annual address promised modest new initiatives and claimed major successes over the past year and his whole tenure.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Will NY Be Center-Stage In Obama, Part II?
Basil Smikle Jr. |
Two years to the day since Barack Obama’s inauguration, an op-ed writer argues that New York leaders have blazed the centrist path the president must tread.
Bronx
Work In Progress: Residents Get More NYCHA Jobs
Diana Scholl |
Since 1968, public housing authorities nationwide have largely been ignoring a law requiring that they employ residents. Evidence suggests that at NYCHA, at least, that’s changing.
