City Limits articles from September 2005

City Limits archives from September 2005

Publisher's note.
September 1, 2005... AS NEW YORK'S STEAMY SUMMER morphs into election season, the daily jostling among candidates will likely consume most media attention. But here at City Limits, we know a few other stories worth telling, too. In early August the city was...

Food [stamp] fight.(LETTERS)(Letter to the Editor)
September 1, 2005... While Tracie McMillan aptly describes our current HRA commissioner's successes relative to the previous administration ["Ending Workfare As We Know It?" Jul/Aug 2005], she paints a rosier picture than is warranted by more objective standards....

Mad hot ballroom.(FRONTLINES)
September 1, 2005... STEVEN DOYLE'S MUSICIAN'S salary imposed severe limitations on his New York City housing options. But when he moved into the Prince George, a single room occupancy hotel, he had no idea he'd also end up with a glamorous gig: playing piano at...

High on the blog.(FRONTLINES)
September 1, 2005... These days, everyone wants a piece of the blogging action--including New York's political hot shots and policy gurus. City Limits takes you on a quick tour of the scene. Politicker A smart, insider--and occasionally sly--view of...

Driven to succeed: a new initiative offers young people leaving jail a better ride.
September 1, 2005... COLIN BROADUS WILL NEVER FORGET the day he left jail. After a 10-month stay at Rikers Island, Broadus, then 17, was dropped off in the middle of Queens Plaza at 3 a.m. "It's pretty crazy," says Broadus. "You see recent releasers, prostitutes,...

Primary 2005: city council races to watch.(FRONTLINES)
September 1, 2005... AS NEW YORK POLITICS HEATS UP for its main event--the Democratic Party primary on September 13--several races warrant a closer look. There are two stats that generally indicate the strength of a campaign: the number of petition signatures...

Firsthand: learning to say gay OK.
September 1, 2005... I'D NEVER BEEN AROUND gay people before I came to New York. I'm from Atlanta, Georgia. I moved here three years ago when I was 19. Back there, if people were gay, they wouldn't tell anyone. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] My friend and I...

Street's life.(FRONTLINES)
September 1, 2005... Before million-dollar Bed-Stuy brownstones, before city-subsidized community gardens, mile-long street fairs, parks concerts and the very idea that U.S. cities were places to be celebrated instead of abandoned, there was Street. From 1972...

One of the nation's oldest children's services organizations will experience its first leadership change in 24 years.(INS AND OUTS)
September 1, 2005... One of the nation's oldest children's services organizations will experience its first leadership change in 24 years. Philip Coltoff, longtime chief executive officer of the Children's Aid Society, is retiring on October 21 after more than half...

Citizens for NYC, a neighborhood development organization, has a new president.(INS AND OUTS)
September 1, 2005... Citizens for NYC, a neighborhood development organization, has a new president. Peter Kostmayer, a former congressman from Pennsylvania and Clinton administration official, took the position in June. His predecessor, Michael Clark, moved to the...

The Center for Urban Community Services (CUCS).(Paul Howard appointed)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... The Center for Urban Community Services (CUCS) named Paul Howard its new director of development to oversee the supportive housing organization's fundraising and external communications. Howard had previously worked in fundraising and program...

Urban Justice Center.(Wendy Bach resigned)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... Wendy Bach, Director of the Homeless Outreach and Prevention Project at the Urban Justice Center, left her post in mid-July. After four years of fighting for public benefits for low-income New Yorkers at the UJC, including work on the Council...

Robert Radtke joined Episcopal Relief and Development on July 5 as president.(INS AND OUTS)
September 1, 2005... Robert Radtke joined Episcopal Relief and Development on July 5 as president. A renowned scholar in Asian political and socioeconomic issues, Radtke was most recently senior vice president of the Asia Society. He also served as vice president...

Foster care watchdog.(CHILD WELFARE)
September 1, 2005... AN EFFORT TO BETTER PROTECT children in New York State made progress in June when the State Assembly passed a bill calling for an independent regulator. The bill, sponsored by Assembly member Barbara Clark, would create an Office of the Child...

Stocking the market; The city's eyeing a new tool for fighting obesity: bodegas.(Brooklyn, Connecticut)
September 1, 2005... IT'S A BOILING JULY MORNING IN BROOKLYN'S Bedford-Stuyvesant, and Terry "Speedo" Moore, 43, is stopping in at the corner store for some chips and cigarettes. Compact, muscular and sporting a gold tooth, Moore's appearance suggests a rocky...

Cruel to be kind: for two decades, the city housed any family that sought shelter. Now it says solving homelessness means turning some people away.
September 1, 2005... Every few minutes, Jacquene Miranda closes her eyes and puts a hand on her stomach, wincing. She's having contractions, and her husband, Angel Correa, hovers attentively nearby. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ...

Voting by moxie: half of New York's adult immigrant residents can't pull the lever, but they're influencing politics anyway.
September 1, 2005... Having sole responsibility for raising four boys has not stopped Teresita Gaton from becoming involved in her Bushwick community. Two years ago, the Dominican native tested 100 homes for lead paint hazards with a local community group. Lately,...

Q & A: how important are immigrants to NYC's economy? Urban planning expert Arturo Ignacio Sanchez says that immigration isn't just good for business--it's good for neighborhoods, too.(Interview)
September 1, 2005... WITH NEW YORK CITY'S foreign-born population at an all-time high--2.87 million of these new arrivals called the Big Apple home in 2000--immigrant entrepreneurs are having a significant impact on New York's economy and neighborhoods. But some...

Screed is good; A right-wing tract heralds the next big battle of American politics: tax eaters vs. taxpayers.
September 1, 2005... ANY FAN OF GENRE literature--true crime, romance, Westerns--knows that there are certain conventions the form must follow. Heroes and villains are easily recognizable; plot twists are rarely worthy of the name; complexity and nuance are nowhere...

Immigrants, Unions, and the New U.S. Labor Market.
September 1, 2005... Immigrants, Unions, and the New U.S. Labor Market By Immanuel Ness; Temple University Press, $19.95 Brooklyn College professor Ness carefully analyzes the path of New York's new immigrants as they organize for better work conditions...

The Charter School Dust Up: Examining the Evidence on Enrollment and Achievement.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
September 1, 2005... The Charter School Dust Up: Examining the Evidence on Enrollment and Achievement By Martin Carnoy, Rebecca Jacobsen, Lawrence Mishel, and Richard Rothstein; Economic Policy Institutel Teachers College Press, $19.95 Few debates around...

Building Gotham: Civic Culture and Public Policy in New York City, 1898-1938.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
September 1, 2005... Building Gotham: Civic Culture & Public Policy in New York City, 1898-1938 By Keith D. Revell; The Johns Hopkins University Press, $26.95 In this book, winner of a North American Urban History Prize, academic historian Keith Revell...

The Great American Job Scam: Corporate Tax Dodging and the Myth of Job Creation.
September 1, 2005... The Great American Job Scam: Corporate Tax Dodging and the Myth of Job Creation By Jeff Leroy; Berrett-Koehler Publishers, $24.95 Jeff Leroy, a founder and director of Good Jobs First--a national corporate watchdog group--offers the...

Captured: A Film/Video History of the Lower East Side.
September 1, 2005... Captured: A Film/Video History of the Lower East Side Edited by Clayton Patterson; Seven Stories Press, $26.95 Told mostly firsthand and through interviews, this story of independent film rebellion reads like an intimate memoir. From...