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Issue of the Week Archive
Reshaping the City: Who's Being Heard -- and Why?
To meet the post-industrial age, the Bloomberg administration has
rezoned one sixth of New York's land. The changes lead to more housing
-- but do they ignore the people who already live here?
Original Publication: 08/25/2008
A New New Yorker's Reference Guide
School is back in session and demographers say urban flight is reversing. In anticipation of New York City's fall migration, Gotham Gazette has assembled a comprehensive guide to the Big Apple's policies and politics.
Original Publication: 08/18/2008
Finding Your Way Around New York's News
You managed the subway system, it's time to take on the media.
Original Publication: 08/18/2008
Know Your Invasive Critters
Original Publication: 08/11/2008
Invasion of New York
Arriving in airports and the hulls of ships, alien plants and animals come to our city and stay, sometimes decimating local wildlife. Can they be stopped?
Original Publication: 08/11/2008
When Foster Children Become Pregnant
What happens when children in care have children of their own?
Original Publication: 08/07/2008
Giving Foster Teens a Place to Call Home
Teens present particular challenges for foster parents. What are city agencies and private organizations to help old youngsters in the foster care system stay with families and out of institutions?
Original Publication: 08/04/2008
On the Beaches
What are city beaches really like? Our audio slide show tours the shore from the Bronx to the Rockaways, as beach-goers weigh in on cleanliness, accessibility -- and jellyfish.
Original Publication: 07/28/2008
The Bronx's Secret Shore
Original Publication: 07/28/2008
Whistle While You Work
Original Publication: 07/28/2008
Coney Island's Latest Roller Coaster Ride
Original Publication: 07/28/2008
New York's Best and Worst Beaches
Original Publication: 07/21/2008
Keeping City Beaches Safe and Clean
Original Publication: 07/21/2008
On to the Primary
Candidates for state legislature and Congress have now filed petitions to get on the ballot. For the latest on the match-ups, see our expanded "Who's Running for What," plus stories on key contests.
Original Publication: 07/14/2008
The Perks of Leadership: Who Got What in 2009
Dominic Recchia sponsored more funding for capital projects than any other council member. For the first time, the council disclosed which members backed what projects -- and we tally the results.
Original Publication: 07/07/2008
Discretionary Spending: FY09
Original Publication: 07/07/2008
Forgotten Handshakes: The '09 Budget
This year's budget may have kept cuts out of classrooms, but other social service programs did not fare as well.
Original Publication: 06/30/2008
A Tougher Year for Incumbents
Original Publication: 06/23/2008
A House Divided in Washington Heights
Original Publication: 06/23/2008
Public Money, Private Property: The Council's Capital Budget
The City Council gives millions of dollars to non-profit groups to
construct and renovate offices and other facilities -- on private
property. Until now, the process has been virtually secret.
Original Publication: 06/16/2008
The Autism Gap
As the number of children diagnosed with the disorder increases, parents scramble to find services, raising issues involving education, equity -- and economics.
Original Publication: 06/11/2008
Protecting Incarcerated Gay and Lesbian Youth
Young people with different gender identities have a tough time everywhere, but particularly in corrections facilities. A new policy aims to address that. Also New York makes crime pay -- for the state.
Original Publication: 06/04/2008
Can New York Break Its Incarceration Habit?
Crime is down and so is the number of prisoners. Despite that, New York keeps its prisons open and spending money that could go to improve other parts of the crimnal justice system, such as parole.
Original Publication: 06/03/2008
Taking the Next Steps in Juvenile Justice
While applauding steps the city has made to improve its ways of dealing with young offenders, much remains to be done, an advocate writes. Now, she argues, the city must close detention facilities and reduce the glaring racial disparities in the system.
Original Publication: 06/02/2008
Looking at Incarceration
Despite falling crime rates, tens of thousands of New Yorkers -- adults and juveniles-- remain incarcerated in New York. Articles this week look at reform efforts, health care and protections for a particularly vulnerable group of offenders.
Original Publication: 06/02/2008
For Juveniles, Alternatives to Incarceration
In six years, New York City has greatly reduced the number of young offenders held in detention. The city's director of juvenile justice describes what's been done and what the administration plans to do next.
Original Publication: 06/02/2008
Rating Health Care Behind Bars
The city recently renewed its contract with the company that provides health care on Riker's Island -- even though the provider has repeatedly failed to meet the city's own standards.
Original Publication: 06/02/2008
A Better Budget Outlook… To Some
Original Publication: 05/27/2008
The Budget Maze
As politicians debate city spending for 2009, what can advocates do to fight school cuts or fund a neighborhood sports program? Our new game take you to the budget labyrinth.
Original Publication: 05/19/2008
Once Again, Quinn Tries to End the Funding Furor
Faced with rebellious members and continuing reports about alleged abuses in the way City Council uses its discretionary funds, the speaker last week came up with a new plan. Will it end the furor?
Original Publication: 05/12/2008
Promoting Transparency, Protecting Non-Profits
Original Publication: 05/12/2008
The 2009 Budget: Drawing the Battle Lines
The mayor told New Yorkers to pray for Wall Street as he presented his 2009 spending plan. An examination of the winners, losers and controversies.
Original Publication: 05/05/2008
Real Estate Slump Hits New York
Original Publication: 04/28/2008
Unanswered Questions: City Council's Phantom Funds
Speaker Christine Quinn moved Friday to reform the way City Council distributes its "discretionary funds." But questions remain about how millions of those dollars were budgeted for phony organizations and who did it.
Original Publication: 04/14/2008
Reclaiming New York's Blighted Waters
Arthur Kill, the country's busiest industrial waterway, now offers a home to herons, egrets and turtles. What does this mean for New York's other rivers, creeks and canals?
Original Publication: 04/07/2008
Musical Chairs: Shuffling Seats in City Government
Original Publication: 03/29/2008
Breaking the Gridlock on Congestion Pricing
Now that the governor has come out for charging people to drive in Manhattan, the time has come for City Council and the legislature to approve or reject the plan. A look at the issues and the politics.
Original Publication: 03/24/2008
And Now: The Paterson Administration
From the budget to cleaning up Albany, the new governor faces some daunting challenges. What can New Yorkers expect him to do?
Original Publication: 03/17/2008
A City by the Sea -- or Under It?
Increased flooding, brought by climate change, could threaten some of New York's biggest development projects. What is being done so all the new construction can survive the warmer, wetter future?
Original Publication: 03/10/2008
Time Out for Phys Ed
The Department of Education has implemented a FitnessGRAM so parents can help their kids shape up. But in an era when standardized tests influence so much of the school day, traditional phys ed classes often fall victim to a lack of time and space.
Original Publication: 03/05/2008
Making Fast Food A Little Healthier
Calories mount up quickly at fast food restaurants, and the Bloomberg administration hopes people will scale back--once they know just how fattening their favorites burgers are. But restaurant owners are fighting back.
Original Publication: 03/03/2008
Creating Healthy Bodegas
The city would like small grocery stores to stock apples and lettuce, along with beer and chips. While everyone agrees on it's good to eat fresh produce, not everyone has embraced the health department's efforts.
Original Publication: 03/03/2008
Opening the City's Greenmarkets
City and state efforts seek to make the bounty of city farmers markets available to low-income New Yorkers.
Original Publication: 03/03/2008
Fighting the Obesity Epidemic
As obesity and diabetes rates soar, how is the Bloomberg administration faring in its drive to have us slim down and shape up?
Original Publication: 03/03/2008
After the Boom: Looking Ahead to Tougher Times
As the U.S. economy slows down, city comptroller candidates offer plans to help New York City weather the downturn. Commentaries by Jim Brennan, Adolfo Carrión, Melinda Katz, David Weprin and David Yassky.
Original Publication: 02/25/2008
Preventing Cuts in Education
As the U.S. economy slows down, city comptroller candidates offer plans to help New York City weather the downturn. Commentaries by Jim Brennan, Adolfo Carrión, Melinda Katz, David Weprin and David Yassky.
Original Publication: 02/25/2008
Preparing for the End of the Boom
As the U.S. economy slows down, city comptroller candidates offer plans to help New York City weather the downturn. Commentaries by Jim Brennan, Adolfo Carrión, Melinda Katz, David Weprin and David Yassky.
Original Publication: 02/25/2008
Three Steps to Keep the City's Economy Moving
As the U.S. economy slows down, city comptroller candidates offer plans to help New York City weather the downturn. Commentaries by Jim Brennan, Adolfo Carrión, Melinda Katz, David Weprin and David Yassky.
Original Publication: 02/25/2008
How to Deal with Declining Revenues
As the U.S. economy slows down, city comptroller candidates offer plans to help New York City weather the downturn. Commentaries by Jim Brennan, Adolfo Carrión, Melinda Katz, David Weprin and David Yassky.
Original Publication: 02/25/2008
Changing the Way the City Does Business
As the U.S. economy slows down, city comptroller candidates offer plans to help New York City weather the downturn. Commentaries by Jim Brennan, Adolfo Carrión, Melinda Katz, David Weprin and David Yassky.
Original Publication: 02/25/2008
