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Brooklyn Bureau: NYPD Towers May Defuse Cop, Community Friction
Some Brooklynites who live and work near the borough’s two police watchtowers say the observation posts are affecting more than the incidence of crime.
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?
Report: Young NYers Face Higher Barriers To Public Assistance
A study of low-income New Yorkers under the age of 24 indicates they have trouble getting welfare benefits to which they are entitled. City officials say the report—and others that raised similar questions—suffers from poor methodology.
Tough Love In The Big City
Kids in New York have often had a lot to fear. So how’d we end up afraid of them?
No Entry: Why Is Teen Unemployment So High?
The woman sweeping floors at the McDonald's on 204th Street had gray hair tracing her temples, and her colleague at the register looked to be at least 50.
Stimulus Seen Failing Jobless Blacks
As City Limits Magazine looks at the crisis of black unemployment, this web exclusive examines how the federal stimulus bill has—and hasn't—helped.
Now What?
The Struggle for a Solution
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.
Learning For The Long Term
Or A Job For Right Now?
Groups providing education and training for high school dropouts say the city's new rules for spending millions in Workforce Investment dollars won't achieve the best outcomes.
New Jobs Programs Aim
For Unemployed 'Stimulus'
A Barbershop Is A Beacon
For Those Leaving Prison
LOWER TAXES BENEFIT
YOUNGER WORKERS TOO
TOWN HALL MEETINGS HEAR
POVERTY-FIGHTING DEMANDS
A 'Crisis' Among Youth:
How To Re-Connect?
Cloudy Summer Ahead
For Teens Seeking Jobs
The City's Latest
Hirings and Retirings
Still Working On It:
Job Training in NYC
NYC Missing Big Chance
To Build Teens' Careers
DEAR GUV: WHAT TO DO ABOUT WORKFORCE
CHANCE OF A LIFETIME
While New York City is home to a large student population, there are a number of adolescent youth who have dropped out of the city's high schools and are unable to find employment. For this population, these factors are often cited by researchers as being indicators for crime, poverty, and incarceration.
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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?
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The GED: Public Good or Private Sector Trove?
A private corporation has just taken over the test that millions use to attain credentials outside of high school. Amid talk of rising fees, it's time for the city to step up for students counting on the GED.
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