Michael Bloomberg Archives - Page 88 of 89

01

Bringing New York’s schools under mayoral control may be a hot idea, but other cities are learning a painful lesson: taking power from the boards doesn’t take the politics out…

ByRekha Balu 0Comments

01

Jan 2002

Uncategorized

Crossing The Line

The streets of Fort Greene have a lot going for them: elegant brownstones, shady trees, hip cafes and zealous police patrols. An aggressive cop crackdown on parolees and project-dwellers now…

BySasha Abramsky 0Comments

01

Jan 2002

Uncategorized

Larger Than Life

Jose Nicolau fought hard for welfare workers’ rights but stayed silent about his own precarious health.

ByMark Greer 0Comments

24

Dec 2001

Uncategorized

STARTING OVER

After serving 21 years behind bars for a crime he didn’t commit, Colin Warner is trying to restart his life and looking for compensation from the state for the time…

ByCity Limits 0Comments

24

Dec 2001

Uncategorized

FINAL CITY BUDGET OFFERS BITTERSWEET HOLIDAY GIFTS

Last week’s budget agreements between the City Council and the mayor gave back life to housing groups that expected to spend the holidays packing it in. But services for kids,…

ByMatt Pacenza 0Comments

17

Dec 2001

Uncategorized

CHARAS' LAST STAND

A three-year struggle to save a Lower East Side community center could end today,as the city sheriff plans to post an official eviction notice on the doors of CHARAS.

BySarah Ferguson 0Comments

17

Dec 2001

Uncategorized

STILL NO GET OUT OF JAIL HEALTH CARD

The Giuliani administration is back in court facing charges that it’s all but ignored a directive to provide treatment and services to mentally ill inmates as they leave prison.

12

AND THE WINNERS ARE …

As with any election, our local contests had clear winners–including some local issues and groups that got an unexpected boost from last Tuesday’s returns.

ByCity Limits 0Comments

16

Jul 2001

Uncategorized

MUTUAL ADVOCATION SOCIETY

Norman Siegel, head of the New York Civil Liberties Union and free speech gadfly, was appalled when his campaign for the post of public advocate was banned from public parks.