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Stories from Gotham Gazette

Grading New York's Public School
Tracking Crime in the Parks
New York City parks today have far less crime than they once did, but police have not complied with a requirement that would tell all New Yorkers just how safe -- or dangerous -- their parks are. (Published:2008-04-02)
Taking a New Look at Discrimination in New York
The city says it does not discriminate, but disparities persist in hiring and delivery of services. A human rights advocate discusses how to measure the problem -- and fix it. (Published:2008-03-29)
Time Out for Phys Ed
The Department of Education has implemented a FitnessGRAM so parents can help their kids shape up. But in an era when standardized tests influence so much of the school day, traditional phys ed classes often fall victim to a lack of time and space. (Published:2008-03-05)
Making Fast Food A Little Healthier
Calories mount up quickly at fast food restaurants, and the Bloomberg administration hopes people will scale back--once they know just how fattening their favorites burgers are. But restaurant owners are fighting back.
(Published:2008-03-03)
Creating Healthy Bodegas
The city would like small grocery stores to stock apples and lettuce, along with beer and chips. While everyone agrees on it's good to eat fresh produce, not everyone has embraced the health department's efforts. (Published:2008-03-03)
Opening the City's Greenmarkets
City and state efforts seek to make the bounty of city farmers markets available to low-income New Yorkers. (Published:2008-03-03)
Fighting the Obesity Epidemic
As obesity and diabetes rates soar, how is the Bloomberg administration faring in its drive to have us slim down and shape up? (Published:2008-03-03)
Report Cards Flunk the Clarity Test
New test scores and the school report cards have renewed the debate on how we evaluate schools. Two experts point out what they see as shortcomings
in the city's methods. (Published:2007-11-26)
Testing Fails the Arts
New test scores and the school report cards have renewed the debate on how we evaluate schools. Two experts point out what they see as shortcomings in the city's methods. (Published:2007-11-26)
Managing Billions in City Contracts
A report on city contracts offers lots of numbers but little indication of how well, or how poorly, the administration manages its massive procurements. (Published:2007-11-15)
Grading the City's Public Hospitals
New data on the city’s 11 public hospitals indicate the quality of care is equivalent to that at private hospitals, but even at city-owned hospitals, people in poor areas do not fare as well as those from richer neighborhoods. (Published:2007-10-18)
The Mayor Offers a Barrage of Numbers
The Mayor’s Management Report provides useful information about city government but the 202-page document largely ignores any discussion of what works, what doesn’t work – and why. (Published:2007-10-16)
Taking Stock of New York’s Housing
Directors of the Furman Center at NYU discuss the latest information on the city’s communities and homes. (Published:2007-10-03)
Citizens Grading Government
City Hall wants to know how you rate public services. It's part of a growing effort to measure government successes and failures. (Published:2007-08-27)
A Report Card from Students
The Department of Education has asked students to rate their schools, but as one high school participant writes, students were unsure as to how to view the exercise. (Published:2007-08-14)
Poor Grades for a School ‘Contract’
After years of litigation, the city is getting some additional state money for education. Now the disagreement centers on what to do with it. (Published:2007-07-16)
Grading Neighborhood Parks 2007
Conditions at New York City’s neighborhood parks vary widely, and overall, they are in worse shape than last year, according to survey by the group New Yorkers for Parks. The commissioner, however, calls the report card a case of “grade deflation.” (Published:2007-05-23)
Data to the People
In an on-line chat with Gotham Gazette, Gale Brewer discusses how technology can improve access to government.
(Published:2007-05-07)
Language Barriers Silence Immigrant Tenants
Housing services don’t reach many of the immigrant families that need them most. (Published:2007-04-10)
A ‘Customer’ Survey for the City
City officials may be in for some surprises when they ask New Yorkers what they think of public services in the city. (Published:2007-04-29)
New Bills -- Government on the Web, Parking, and Illegal Hotels
Women of New York City
Women in New York City are much more likely to be single, earn more money, and have more education than women living in the rest of the United States. In most fields, New York men out-earn New York women, but in three fields, it's the reverse. (Published:2007-03-20)
Housing’s Impact: Need For New Research
How important is housing to a child’s success at school? Does housing stability affect people’s health? The MacArthur Foundation has committed $25 million to conducting new research, Joe Lamport writes, “aiming for a more profound shift in how people think about housing.” (Published:2007-02-22)
Confronting the Congestion Crisis
Councilmember Gale Brewer on how city officials should keep traffic in city streets from grinding to a complete halt. (Published:2007-02-12)
Reorganizing the Schools (Again)
After four year, Mayor Michael Bloomberg is reorganizing the schools again, but do the changes address the problems that still persist in the city’s public schools? (Published:2007-01-23)
Charting New York’s Health
Which New York City neighborhood has the most binge drinking? Which the highest rate of obesity? Which the most deaths from heart disease? The answers are in the health department’s Community Health Profiles. Cari Olson of the health department explains what the numbers tell us and how citizens can use them. (Published:2007-01-22)
High Revenue, Obscure Spending
City Hall cannot be blamed for boasting about an increase in revenue to government coffers. But it is rightly criticized for obscuring information about how it spends the money -- specifically, its more than $11 billion in contracts with organizations outside of government. (Published:2006-12-08)
The Poverty Commission: Measuring Up?
How many poor people live in New York? How do we determine who is poor? Is that accurate? A member of the mayor's poverty commission answers key questions on the shape of poverty in the city. (Published:2006-10-16)
Special Ed: Needs Improvement
The Department of Education says it has strengthened services for students with disabilities, but a new state report gives the city’s program low marks. (Published:2006-10-09)
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