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Podcasts

City Watch: Childcare, Rental Assistance and Other Advice for NYC’s Next Mayor

By David Brand | November 30, 2021

Richard Buery, new CEO of the Robin Hood Foundation and a former deputy mayor who oversaw implementation of the de Blasio administration’s signature Pre-K for All initiative, offer’s advice for Mayor-elect Eric Adams.

Welfare

Big Response, Huge Need: NYC’s Welfare System Amid COVID-19

By Jarrett Murphy | November 23, 2020

The city’s social safety net has stretched to address the economic disaster created by the pandemic. It might have further to go.

Voices of New York

In a Blow for Immigrants, City Will Offer No Cash Aid to Undocumented New Yorkers

By Edwin Martínez for El Diario | November 17, 2020

Mayor de Blasio says even if federal aid flows to the city, the local government will not be in a position to provide cash benefits to families who have been boxed out of most pandemic relief.

Homelessness
Mayor de Blasio introduces Steven Banks

Top De Blasio Official: ‘We’ve Been Able to Break the Trajectory of Homelessness’

By Jarrett Murphy | September 19, 2019

‘For the first time in a decade, the DHS shelter census is flat and actually trending downward,’ Steven Banks, the commissioner of the Department of Social Services, told the Max & Murphy Show.

CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS

CityViews: NYC Must Offer Dignity, Fairness at Public-Assistance Offices

By Scott Wagner | February 5, 2019

‘At HRA, under what is ostensibly one of the most progressive administrations in the nation, people who are poor are simply not treated with the dignity, humanity, and respect they deserve.’

Budget

CityViews: Funding More Parks Workers is Key to Broader Fight for Workplace Dignity

By John Krinsky and Maud Simonet | May 30, 2017

The story of parks workers is similar to the story of workers in most sectors of our economy. So the debate over whether to make a batch of parks jobs permanent is a test for the progressive city that so many pols promote.

CITY WIRE: THE BLOG

Video: The Welfare Debate in de Blasio’s New York

By Jarrett Murphy | February 26, 2016

Some think Mayor Bill de Blasio is overseeing a return to the days of deep dependency. Others wonder if perhaps today’s welfare system is just doing a better job of responding to legitimate need than Mayor Bloomberg’s.

CITY WIRE: THE BLOG

A Roadmap to Welfare in New York

By Jarrett Murphy | April 30, 2015

The latest addition to our Citizens’ Toolkit is a guide for navigating the city’s social safety net.

Activism and Volunteerism

Brooklyn Community Services Hosts Panel on East New York

By Brooklyn Community Services | April 6, 2015

Brooklyn Community Services (BCS) hosted its panel discussion “Brooklyn Stand Up! The Future of East New York. Panel discussed topics including housing, the critical need of basic services, jobs and maintaining the identity of East New York.

Economy

Nonprofit Bankruptcy Renews Questions About HRA Program

By Ken Brown | March 23, 2015

Blasted years ago by critics for wasting money and needlessly hassling disabled people, have lessons been learned for the next round of WeCARE?

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