Government
Can Private Advice Save A Threatened Public Realm?
Ruth Ford |
From schools to public housing to hospitals that serve the poor, private firms are being brought in to rescue remnants of an earlier, more ambitious era of government.
Housing and Homelessness
Cuts Cripple Housing Assistance Network in Inwood, Washington Heights
Charu Sudan Kasturi |
Residents looking for help with housing disputes must line up as early as 3 a.m to get assistance from cash-strapped community organizations in particularly vulnerable northern Manhattan neighborhoods.
Housing and Homelessness
Foreclosure Crisis Fades to Black and Brown
Catherine Dunn |
The crisis in the national housing market has slipped from the front pages. But in New York’s neighborhoods of color, the twin crises of foreclosures and joblessness are still big stories.
CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
NYC Groups Ask Feds To Scold Bank
Gena Mangiaratti |
A coalition of economic advocacy groups wants a federal bank regulator to give JP Morgan Chase a poor grade for its compliance with an anti-redlining law.
Economy
Obama Anti-Poverty Programs Begin to Take Shape
Jarrett Murphy |
The president’s neighborhood-based anti-poverty initiatives will soon move into a second stage. But in an era of budget-cutting, Promise Neighborhoods and Choice Neighborhoods face a steep political challenge.
Bronx
Defeated In Court, Waste Station's Foes Take To The Streets
Gena Mangiaratti |
Opponents of a planned East 91st Street waste transfer station say the city should reconsider alternatives. But advocates from other neighborhoods believe the site is right for establishing a fairer sanitation system.
Bronx
In Debate Over New Jail, City Says An Aim Is To Prevent Violence
Kelly Virella |
Hoping to reduce fights, prevent suicide and help inmates avoid returning to jail, New York is changing the way it evaluates new prisoners—and building a new jail. Advocates are split on whether that will solve the problem.
Economy
Shopping For Change In Crown Heights
Patrick Wall |
Like many Brooklyn neighborhoods, it is seeing a surge in new businesses and young residents. Do the doubts about gentrification run deeper there?
Government
Bike Lane Battle: Role Of Senator's Wife, Ex-DOT Boss, Unclear
Jake Mooney |
Iris Weinshall is not the only critic of the city’s bike lane on Prospect Park West. She’s just the only who used to build bike lanes and happens to be married to a U.S. senator.
Bronx
Japan Tsunami, Katrina Memories Wash Into Waterfront Debate
Jake Mooney |
A new city plan addressing competing claims on New York’s coastline draws praise. But there’s still plenty of debate over the details, especially over the risks that come with waterfront industry.
