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City Limits toured New York City, Yonkers and Newburgh with Community Voices Heard, to see where the stimulus money went and hear where advocates for low-income families believe it should…

ByChris Giblin 4Comments

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Jul 2010

Uncategorized

Overhauling New York City Juvenile Justice

Two city agencies are working to reform the city’s juvenile justice system, partly by putting more troubled kids into community-based programs and counseling.

ByEileen Markey 0Comments

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Jul 2010

Podcasts

Audio: Teens Tense Over Summer Jobs

State budget cuts have dug deep into an important avenue for getting kids into the job market, the summer youth employment program. Hear from some of teens who might miss…

ByJordan Shakeshaft and Michael Cohen 0Comments

06

Jul 2010

Justice

Child Welfare Changes Stir Hopes, Fears

Service providers like that the city is moving away from group homes and institutional foster care. But they wonder if the money and policies are in place to make the…

ByHelen Zelon 0Comments

01

Jul 2010

Justice

Child Welfare Agency Calls Time-Out On Foster Funding

The Administration for Children’s Services is calling for a “do-over” of the process it undertook last year to implement a sea-change in child welfare policy.

ByHelen Zelon 0Comments

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Jun 2010

Uncategorized

Taking Attendance In Bloomberg Bid To Cut Truancy

In the wake of Mayor Bloomberg's announcement earlier this month that his office had launched a citywide campaign to combat chronic school absenteeism and truancy, some parents and education advocates…

ByKelly Virella 0Comments

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Jun 2010

Uncategorized

Why Wait For The State? City Racing To Budget Deal

Mayor Bloomberg and the City Council are aiming to strike a handshake agreement on a city budget by Friday, three days before the state's self-imposed deadline to complete its long…

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Jun 2010

Economy

No Entry: Why Is Teen Unemployment So High?

The woman sweeping floors at the McDonald’s on 204th Street had gray hair tracing her temples, and her colleague at the register looked to be at least 50. Down at…

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Jun 2010

Government

In This Fight, Public Advocate Is The Underdog

When the New York Times delivered its all-important endorsement to then-City Councilman Bill de Blasio in last year's race for public advocate, the paper noted that the winner's chief task…