Economy
Fact Checking The State Of The City
Jarrett Murphy |
Mayor Bloomberg’s annual address promised modest new initiatives and claimed major successes over the past year and his whole tenure.
Mayor Bloomberg’s annual address promised modest new initiatives and claimed major successes over the past year and his whole tenure.
Since 1968, public housing authorities nationwide have largely been ignoring a law requiring that they employ residents. Evidence suggests that at NYCHA, at least, that’s changing.
“People want to shop local. There is a big movement around it, and people understand it.”
Is the city’s failure to plan a plan for failure?
A measure to ensure all workers have paid sick leave had enough votes to pass the City Council. So why did Speaker Quinn kill it?
A pilot policy to allow transgender people to choose between men’s and women’s shelters has reduced violence. But women’s shelters are safer for either identity.
Because of budget cuts, some HASA clients and HIV/AIDS advocates say, HASA is struggling to provide housing services to its clients, including rent subsidies that keep them from being evicted.
New York’s Haitians opened their doors to those who fled January’s devastating quake. But amid cramped conditions and a lack of resources, the welcome might be wearing out.
Kevin Parker is a regular tabloid target over angry outbursts and allegedly violent conduct. But allies cite his progressive record. His opponent, meanwhile, is making his ninth try at office.
The play, written by 16 women who survived Hurricane Katrina, is being performed Monday at the Apollo Theater in Harlem to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the storm.