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The mayor-elect’s campaign was focused on pre-K, but some want a focus on day-care for younger kids. The city’s current system has empty seats but also faces overwhelming demand.

ByRosa Goldensohn 0Comments

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Dec 2013

Justice Opinion

Racial Disparities Color Media Coverage of Child Abuse Victims

Whether they are victims of child abuse or lose a parent to murder, kids in some neighborhoods get treated differently when faced with tragedy. Readers and viewers must demand better.

ByDawn Post 0Comments

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Dec 2013

Economy

Young Men's Initiative Shows Promise—and Limits

Mayor Bloomberg gets credit for making young black men a government priority. But there are questions about YMI’s scope, scale and future funding.

ByHelen Zelon 0Comments

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Aug 2013

Economy Justice

Planning a Defense for Violence on the Basketball Court

Detecting a spate of shootings associated with basketball games—often involving pre-existing beefs—organizers in Brooklyn are teaching kids and coaches to “hold the ball” when violence threatens.

BySara Sugar 3Comments

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Jul 2013

Housing and Homelessness

Twenty-Something … and Ready to be Adopted

Children who “age out” of foster care often face steep challenges, prompting new interest in finding families for people much older than typical candidates for adoption.

ByHayley Camacho 4Comments

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Jul 2013

Economy In Depth Investigations

Brooklyn Wage Theft Case Grinds On

Authorities found that a Williamsburg construction company owed its workers $500,000, but no one’s been paid yet. Advocates blame enforcement delays on overburdened state inspectors.

ByTobias Salinger 0Comments

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Jun 2012

Opinion

Who Cares About New York’s Teen Fathers?

The city’s teenaged dads can make a huge difference in the lives of their kids. Yet they are forced to navigate Family Court with little guidance, and must deal with…

ByBrooke Richie-Babbage 0Comments

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Jun 2012

Government Justice

Blurred Lines Between Advocates and Adversaries

All parties in Family Court are supposed to be fighting for the welfare of the child. But chapter 3 of our Family Court investigation finds that in the adversarial format…

ByHelen Zelon 0Comments

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Jun 2012

Government Justice

Q&A with Family Court’s Top Judge

A conversation with Edwina Richardson-Mendelson a one-time lawyer and then a courtroom judge in Family Court who now oversees the city’s system.

ByHelen Zelon 0Comments

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Jun 2012

Government Justice

React, Reform, Repeat: A Round of Change Faces Family Court

In chapter 5 of our investigation of New York City Family Court, we look at past reform efforts and survey judges, lawyers, advocates and parents on how they think the…

ByHelen Zelon 0Comments

Advocates to de Blasio: Fix Childcare System

Racial Disparities Color Media Coverage of Child Abuse Victims

Young Men's Initiative Shows Promise—and Limits

Planning a Defense for Violence on the Basketball Court

Twenty-Something … and Ready to be Adopted

Brooklyn Wage Theft Case Grinds On

Who Cares About New York’s Teen Fathers?

Blurred Lines Between Advocates and Adversaries

Q&A with Family Court’s Top Judge

React, Reform, Repeat: A Round of Change Faces Family Court

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