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Occupy Sunset Park: Seeking Change in Many Languages
A long subway ride from the Lower Manhattan epicenter of the Occupy phenomenon, community activists in one Brooklyn neighborhood are trying to translate the movement's goals into local action.
Opponents Mobilize Against New Harlem Charter School
A Different Approach To Sex Education
Why Wait For The State? City Racing To Budget Deal
Vandals Deface LGBT Homeless Shelter For Youth
Churches On Front Lines Of Immigration Battle
For many immigrants in New York City facing deportation, the closest thing to a lawyer that they can afford is a clergymember.
Emergency Preparedness Goes Grassroots
After The Quake, Rebuilding Haiti From Brooklyn
The donation drives and telethons might be over, but local foundations and Haitian groups are just beginning their work to help the country and its people rebuild.
AIDS Activists Threaten Lawsuit Against City
The activists say the mayor's proposed $4.2 million reduction of HASA's budget would force the agency to cut caseworkers to an illegal level.
Parents, Pols Push Alternative To School Closings
A coalition of elected officials, parents, unions and advocates wants the New York City school system to try more aggressive tactics for saving troubled schools before closing them.
Annual Tenant Lobby Day Wins Short Term Gains
Housing Activists Occupy Espada's Albany Office
The senator reportedly stayed in an inner office while the tenants chanted and rallied in the hall outside, "Na-na-na-na. Hey, hey, hey, good bye."
Group Wants UN Scrutiny Of U.S. Black Unemployment
As the United Nation's Human Rights Council embarks on a review of the United States, some advocates say high black joblessness is a mark against America.
1,500 Protest Plans To Eliminate 16 NYC Public Day Care Centers
If enacted, the cuts would slash about 2,000 of New York's public day care slots. The city claims less families are using the service.
Who's Got The Power? Citizens To Weigh In
The first public hearing of the mayor's Charter Revision Commission could be the start of a fast-track effort to change the way New York City governs itself.
Homeless, Nameless – and Honored
A group tries to ensure that pauper's graves are not condemned to be forgotten except when prisoners dig fresh ones.
Help For Immigrant Youth
A New Tool For Tenants
Advocacy
For years, New York City has been home to thousands of advocacy groups, each working to help those in need. From homelessness to abuse to hunger, advocates have fought for others and have defended their beliefs.
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NYC Groups Ask Feds To Scold Bank - Gena Mangiaratti
A coalition of economic advocacy groups wants a federal bank regulator to give JP Morgan Chase a poor grade for its compliance with an anti-redlining law.
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2011 NYC Council Human Rights Report Card
This annual report is the only report of its kind, and grades each member of the New York City Council on his or her record in promoting the human rights of New Yorkers. The analysis is based on votes and sponsorship of key legislation before the Council in the past twelve months.
New York States' Fiscal Outlook for 2010-2011
Provides a look at the economic issues facing New York City for the next two years with an eye towards how federal decisions will affect growth.
