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With Homelessness Rising, City Looks to Trim Budget

Jun 02, 2010

Photo Ed Yourdon Though there was great fanfare at its introduction in 2004, Mayor Michael Bloomberg's audacious plan to cut homelessness by two thirds within five years and end chronic homelessness

Last Updated (Thursday, May 30, 2013 11:37 AM)

 

Housing Project Cats Face Eviction -- or Worse

May 14, 2010

Photos by Adelia Honeywood Harrison The Housing Authority wants residents of the Ravenswood Houses not to feed the project's hundreds of roaming cats, but many tenants do anyway. At the Ravenswood public

Last Updated (Thursday, May 30, 2013 11:36 AM)

 

Animal Rights Activists Split Over Bill to Save 'Oreos'

Feb 26, 2010

Photo © Don Brandenbur The sad story of Oreo the dog made headlines last year. Now her unfortunate death may spur a change in state law that could, supporters believe, ultimately

Last Updated (Thursday, May 30, 2013 11:05 AM)

 

After Escaping Domestic Abuse, Survivors Confront the Housing Crisis

Feb 19, 2010

/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/djwudi/ The Clothesline Project seek to draw attention to the problem of violence against women. Emergency response to domestic violence survivors and their children has, over the past two decades, come a

Last Updated (Thursday, May 30, 2013 11:05 AM)

 

Illegally Divided Homes Pose Dangers but Fill a Need

Dec 09, 2009

Image by YH Huang Three people were killed and four were injured in a firethat started in the basement of an illegally subdivided house in Queens early on the morning

Last Updated (Wednesday, June 06, 2012 10:48 AM)

 

New Efforts Fail to Reduce Homelessness

Nov 02, 2009

Photo (cc) MightyBoyBrian Men wait for a hot meal at the Bowery Mission This is one in a series, to run between now and Election Day, examining Mayor Michael Bloomberg's record in

Last Updated (Wednesday, June 06, 2012 10:50 AM)

 

Affordable Housing Not Included

Oct 05, 2009

Photo (cc) bitchcakesny This is the first in a series, to run between now and Election Day, examining Mayor Michael Bloomberg's record in key areas. Judy Stein has

Last Updated (Wednesday, June 06, 2012 10:50 AM)

 

Housing Project Splits Bushwick District

Sep 09, 2009

Photo by Dana Farrington Politics are personal in Brooklyn's 34th City Council District. Candidate Maritza Davila, a local community organizer, is running with the help of the Brooklyn Democratic leader, Assemblymember

Last Updated (Wednesday, June 06, 2012 10:49 AM)

 

Housing Bias Persists, Fueled by the Internet

Aug 31, 2009

Photo (cc) travelertish It's been some 40 years since the federal Fair Housing Act was passed allowing the Department of Justice to prosecute "patterns or practices" of housing discrimination" and 20

Last Updated (Wednesday, June 06, 2012 10:51 AM)

 

Parents in Prison, Children in Foster Care

Jul 20, 2009

Photo (cc) Robert Crum Jacob Gunther was just a toddler when the state removed him from his home. But when he finally reconnected with his mother as a teenager, dim memories

Last Updated (Friday, May 25, 2012 11:21 AM)