New York City’s Administration for Children’s Services must protect children without overpolicing families. A report the agency commissioned says it often fails. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Poverty”
How $1,000 a Month in Guaranteed Income Is Helping N.Y.C. Mothers
By Gotham Rex on January 19, 2022
A new, privately funded program offers families in poverty a steady stream of cash. Source: New York Times
De Blasio Pledged to Improve Inequality in New York. Did He?
By Gotham Rex on December 22, 2021
Checking in on Bill de Blasio’s pledge to improve inequality, eight years later. Source: New York Times
Poor Americans More Likely to Have Respiratory Problems, Study Finds
By Gotham Rex on May 28, 2021
Despite improvements in air quality and other advances, low-income Americans more often have asthma, lung disease and related illnesses. Source: New York Times
Mark Levitan, Who Measured the True Face of Poverty, Dies at 73
By Gotham Rex on May 21, 2021
He came up with a more realistic threshold, changing the way New York City determines who is impoverished and persuading the Obama White House to follow suit. Source: New York Times
How the Homeless Are Struggling to Get Their Stimulus Checks
By Gotham Rex on April 6, 2021
Many people living in homeless shelters and on the street have not received the federal stimulus checks they’re entitled to, stymied by misinformation and bureaucracy. Source: New York Times
Under Attack, Andrew Yang Explains His Family’s Escape From NY
By Gotham Rex on January 11, 2021
Andrew Yang said that his family decided to leave the city during the pandemic in part to help his autistic son “adapt to our new normal.” Source: New York Times
Biden Picks Dr. Nunez-Smith to Lead Health Equity Task Force
By Gotham Rex on January 8, 2021
Appointed head of the incoming administration’s task force on health equity, the Yale University scientist “is not sitting in her ivory tower.” Source: New York Times
New York City Has 2,300 Parks. But Poor Neighborhoods Lose Out.
By Gotham Rex on July 15, 2020
Governors Island and other large parks are trying to attract more underserved visitors, who need outdoor space more than ever during the pandemic. Source: New York Times
‘It’s the Death Towers’: How the Bronx Became New York’s Virus Hot Spot
By Gotham Rex on May 26, 2020
The borough has the city’s highest rates of virus cases, hospitalizations and deaths. Could more have been done? Source: New York Times