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From distributing books in barbershops to recruiting a giant-sized Dora to explore the steps of City Hall, advocates and experts are trying to match inadequate public resources to the serious…

ByPatrick Donachie 2Comments

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Feb 2015

Opinion

Op-Ed: NYC Must Address Inequality for its Human-Service Workforce

The city needs to make more and quicker progress in ending the tale of two cities for its nonprofit human-service workforce.

ByNancy Wackstein and Gregory Brender 1Comment

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Jan 2014

Housing and Homelessness

For Sunset Park, Proposed BRT Routes Could Help Foster Jobs

After a campaign pledge by Mayor de Blasio, a report suggests eight new bus routes around the city that would help fulfill it.

ByNorman Oder 0Comments

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Dec 2013

Government Investigations NYCHA

How Vito Lopez Changed Bushwick

Many think the former assemblyman and powerbroker is a creep. Some hail him as a hero. In Bushwick, his legacy—and the story of his downfall—are more complicated than either label…

ByTobias Salinger 0Comments

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Oct 2013

Government Investigations

Latino Nonprofits Blame Mayor's Policies for Struggles

Organizations say contracting reforms by the Bloomberg administration have made it harder for them to compete for funds. But management problems have also hampered their efforts.

ByMarlene Peralta 0Comments

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Apr 2013

Economy Government

Community Groups Press for Details in NYC Mayoral Forums

East Brooklyn Congregations and allies typically work behind the scenes. But they’ve made headlines in 2013 by forcing candidates to provide detailed housing, school and policing proposals.

ByJessica Siegel 0Comments

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Mar 2013

ARTS and CULTURE Housing and Homelessness

Politically Active Bronx Artists Protest Their Own Eviction

The dispute between a South Bronx landlord and a radical arts collective has become a rallying cry for supporters of the group, which combines youth development with political activism.

ByKathleen Caulderwood 0Comments

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Oct 2011

Government Opinion

City Policy, Not Corruption, to Blame for Nonprofit's Woes

The former head of Alianza Dominicana responds to a City Limits story about a dispute between the nonprofit’s workers and administrators.

ByMoises Perez 0Comments

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Sep 2011

Education

Workers, Kids Suffer in Corruption Probe's Aftermath

One of northern Manhattan’s largest non-profit organizations, only last year the focus of a city investigation into corruption allegations, now faces a fresh crisis – one that threatens to disrupt…

ByCharu Sudan Kasturi 0Comments

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Jul 2011

ARTS and CULTURE Economy In Depth

In A Bad Economy, Even Opera Vocalists Sing The Blues

The soft labor market is a challenge for all job seekers. But young people who have trained for artistic careers—who help make New York a cultural capital—face unique obstacles. Do…

ByArturo Conde 0Comments

Groups Scramble to Fight Students’ Literacy Slip Over Summer Break