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Can Job Training Reduce Unemployment?
Governments are pouring money into job skills programs as a way of combating poverty. But what jobs are participants being prepared for?
Federal Funds Have City Planners Eyeing East New York, Bronx
A federal planning grant to be shared among several governments on either side of the New York-Connecticut border aims for transit-oriented development.
Life In A Landmark: Pioneering Public Housing Site Shows Its Age
For residents of First Houses—the Lower East Side site where public housing began in the United States—pride in their historic location is mixed with worries about deterioration inside.
Iraq: The Five Boroughs' Toll
As the debate continues over the end of combat operations in Iraq, a look at the 64 city residents who perished in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
How Much Stimulus Money Went To Low Income Areas?
City Limits toured New York City, Yonkers and Newburgh with Community Voices Heard, to see where the stimulus money went and hear where advocates for low-income families believe it should go.
The Future Of Puerto Rico's Independence Movement
Opinions are mixed about whether pro-independence political prisoner Carlos Alberto Torres should receive a hero's welcome when he was released from prison Monday.
White House Will Name New Urban Czar
A day after the first White House director of urban affairs moved to HUD, the Obama administration said it will retain the post.
White House: Congestion Pricing On The Table
The Obama administration's efforts to stop sprawl and make cities livable might include new rail lines, water commuting and—possibly—using tolls to fight traffic and pollution.
NYC Web World Regroups After FCC Defeat
Census Worry: Whither Williamsburg?
A Minefield for Obama
When will the President address the disproportionate color of unemployment?
Black Caucus Attacks Joblessness
At a hearing in Washington, experts recommend more green jobs, tax credits and networking to increase employment rates – plus less classic job discrimination.
Scandal Leaves Lack
Of Service In Its Wake
The Forty Years War
FROM THE D TRAIN
TO DENVER
The Fall And Rise
Of The South Bronx
ARE CITIES ON CANDIDATES' MINDS?:
WHERE THEY ARE ON URBAN ISSUES
MORE MARKETS, BETTER HEALTH?
CITY'S GOOD DEED
MARRED BY 'OOPS'
LOW-INCOME TENANTS WITH HIV
GET A BREAK FROM FEDERAL JUDGE
The District
City Limits special coverage of Washington D.C., federal initiatives, and national urban policy's effects on the New York City region.
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NY Pols Tout Bill Targeting Jobless Youth - Kiera Feldman
The Urban Jobs Act would provide $20 million for services to unemployed young people. Amid partisan rancor, will the idea survive Congress? Against record youth unemployment, will it make a difference if it does?
CONVERSATIONS/OPINONS
Social Security Reform In Black And White
Amid talk of raising the retirement age to shore up Social Security's finances, this op-ed looks at the disparate impact that could have on communities of color.
MULTIMEDIA
The Bail Game: How the System Works
This infograph depicts, step-by-step, the role bail plays in the criminal justice process.
The Financial Crisis Inquiry Report
A report from the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission highlights the reasons for the cause of the economic meltdown.
