Undocumented Immigrants
Apr 06, 2006
New York City certainly has a lot at stake in the current debate in Congress over the most significant change in immigration policy in decades. More than a third
Transit Workers/Transit Riders; Beginning Lawyers Are Richer; 9 Million New Yorkers?
Mar 06, 2006
More than two months after the end of the three-day New York City transit strike, both the attention and the tension have dimmed. But there is still no settlement
Teachers In NYC's Institutions Of Higher Learning
Jan 24, 2006
Although few people would see New York City as a college town, the truth is that the city has the most institutions of higher learning in the entire nation,
Hispanics and the Ferrer Candidacy
Dec 22, 2005
Fernando Ferrer was the first candidate of Hispanic descent to run with major party backing for the office of mayor of New York City, and when he lost by a
Disabled in New York City; Also: Is The City Still Booming?
Nov 03, 2005
Over one million New Yorkers between the ages of 21 and 64 are officially disabled, based on the classifications established by the Americans With Disabilities Act. According to recent Census
Who Can Afford to Live in New York City?
Oct 04, 2005
Affordable housing has been one of the few concrete campaign issues this year; every candidate seems to have a plan. But is it possible to satisfy the
Can NYC “Profile” Young Muslim Males?
Aug 24, 2005
Earlier this month Assemblyman Dov Hikind and Councilmember James Oddo both suggested that random searches in the subway weren’t good enough; the police should target particular people. “When we look
Upstate And Downstate – Differing Demographics, Continuing Conflicts
Jul 26, 2005
The court fight over funding for public education in New York -- in which a judge agreed that New York City’s schoolchildren were being shortchanged in favor of schools throughout
Four Trends That Shape The City's Political Landscape
May 25, 2005
 The election of Antonio Villaraigosa as Mayor of Los Angeles encouraged Fernando Ferrer's campaign to rally Hispanic support. But it is not a strange kind of vanity that turned Michael Bloomberg into
New York’s Responders and Protectors
Mar 24, 2005
They stand apart, the 70,000 or so people hired to respond to crises in the city, protecting the lives and property of New Yorkers – police officers, firefighters, corrections officers, |