They’re asking a state judge to overturn the Bloomberg administration’s decision to offer federal disaster food assistance in only 12 of the 82 ZIP codes affected by the hurricane.
The governor’s annual policy address included several policies to address the risk of future storms. But victims of the most recent one wanted to hear more about help coming their…
Whether it takes the form of financial scams, emotional mistreatment or physical harm, advocates for New York’s aged say the extent of elder abuse in the city dwarfs the resources…
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From Gerritsen to Coney, trusted local organizations and ad-hoc operations have stepped into a void left by overstretched city departments and low-profile federal agencies.
Just minutes before we arrived, an elderly woman living on the second floor tumbled down the stairs, back first, after tripping over her cane while bringing groceries into her apartment.
The shoreline neighborhood is pocket of conservatism in the heavily Democratic Bronx. A majority of the voters here voted for McCain in
the 2008 election.
The juxtaposition of storm and ballot could be seen across the borough, with many makeshift polling sites sharing a roof or a plot of land with a relief center.
Dozens of runners donated the clothing they would have abandoned at the starting line of the cancelled New York City Marathon to victims of the superstorm.
Members of New York City’s congressional delegation help decide national policy. But they also play a role in very local, and even personal, matters. How do they do?