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A Home for Homeless Teen Moms to Be?
October 31, 2008
by Cindy Rodriguez
According to Covenant House, from January to September more than 100 young moms with dozens of kids showed up asking for help, after city officials told them they were too young to access the shelter....
Woman Injured in Public Housing Elevator Fall
October 31, 2008
by Cindy Rodriguez
The City Housing Authority has suspended an elevator maintenance team at an East Harlem Housing Complex. This, after a woman fell about 10 feet down an elevator shaft. Yolanda Joyce, 28, landed on ....
NYC to Overhaul Elevators in Public Housing
October 30, 2008
by Cindy Rodriguez
The New York City Housing Authority plans to spend $107 million to replace more than 500 aging elevators. This comes in the wake of several accidents, including the death of a 5-year-old boy who fel....
Section 8 Status Keeps Thousands of Public Housing Apartments Accessible
October 29, 2008
by Cindy Rodriguez
The New York City Housing Authority has begun to rent out 8,400 public housing apartments to tenants with Section 8 housing vouchers. The move to Section 8 status means federal funds will cover the ....
Brooklyn Mother Denies Killing Child
October 29, 2008
by Cindy Rodriguez
A Brooklyn mother accused of killing her 11-year-old daughter was arraigned inside a Brooklyn court room yesterday. Florencia Vasquez is facing second degree murder, manslaughter and criminally negl....
Mother Arraigned in Daughter's Death
October 28, 2008
by Cindy Rodriguez
Florencia Vasquez faces murder, manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide charges. Police say the 36-year-old gave a videotaped statement and admitted to striking the child. Her court appointe....
Brooklyn Mom Accused of Beating 11-year-old to Death
October 28, 2008
by Cindy Rodriguez
Prosecutors say a Brooklyn woman will be arraigned today on charges of murder, manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide in the death of her 11-year-old daughter. Thirty-six-year-old Florencia ....
The Problem of Chronic Absenteeism
October 21, 2008
by Cindy Rodriguez
Poor school districts fare far worse than more affluent ones. The Center for New York City Affairs authored the report and held a panel discussion on the issue. Principal Luis Torres from PS 55 in ....
City Diverts AIDS Outreach Money to Homeless Housing
October 16, 2008
by Cindy Rodriguez
The city has decided to end five contracts with nonprofits that provide more than $2 million in outreach services to homeless people with AIDS. The Department of Health has decided instead to use th....
Affordable Housing Slows Down
October 03, 2008
by Cindy Rodriguez
A local nonprofit says the credit crisis created a slow down in the number of subsidized apartments bought by developers and converted into market rate apartments. Each year the Community Service So....
Public Housing Elevators Consistently Fail Inspections
September 26, 2008
by Cindy Rodriguez
Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer says his office began looking into safety issues after a 5-year-old boy fell to his death while trying to leave a stalled elevator at a Housing Authority de....
Bidding Deadline Looms for Starrett City
September 25, 2008
by Cindy Rodriguez
Unless a last minute offer comes in today, there are two potential buyers for Brooklyn's Starrett City. WNYC's Cindy Rodriguez has on the sale of the largest subsidized housing complex in the country....
Homeless Reduction Falls Short of City's Goal
September 24, 2008
by Cindy Rodriguez
The Bloomberg administration is coming under pressure for failing to meet its goal of reducing homelessness by more than 60 percent by 2009. So far, shelter numbers have dropped 9 percent - that's l....
Modest Drop in NYC Homeless Population
September 23, 2008
by Cindy Rodriguez
The Bloomberg administration is still struggling to reduce the number of poor families who need shelter. After four years of trying to reform the system and bring down the numbers, there's only been....
City Tries to Persuade Crown Heights Residents on Homeless Center
September 20, 2008
by Cindy Rodriguez
City officials continue to try to sweeten the deal for Crown Heights residents who don't want a homeless intake center in their community. REPORTER: The city wants to turn the Bedford-Atlantic Armor....
Right to Emergency Shelter Guaranteed
September 18, 2008
by Cindy Rodriguez
The 25-year fight over how the city deals with homeless families has finally ended. Yesterday, the Legal Aid Society and the City of New York reached a settlement in the drawn out case that produced ....
Court Oversight of Homeless Services Dept. Ends
September 17, 2008
by Cindy Rodriguez
Twenty-five years of court oversight has ended for the city's Department of Homeless Services. The city has reached a settlement with the Legal Aid Society, which sued during the Koch Administration ....
Is Stuy Town a Money Loser for Tishman?
September 17, 2008
by Cindy Rodriguez
Tishman Speyer and BlackRock realty paid $5.4 billion to purchase Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village on Manhattan’s East Side. The deal was touted as the most expensive real estate deal in Am....
Tenants Groups Sue Rent Board
September 17, 2008
by Cindy Rodriguez
This summer the Rent Guidelines Board took the unusual step of approving higher increases for tenants who've lived in their rent-regulated apartments a long time and who pay some of the lowest rents.....
Transportation Bill Seeks Relief for MTA
September 13, 2008
by Cindy Rodriguez
The MTA is banking on a federal transportation bill that could bring $237 million to New York State. REPORTER: The majority would go to New York City. The House has already passed the measure. It's ....