Topic: Linda Gibbs
0 . New York -- . . U.S. cities are beginning to grapple with a fact of life: People are getting old, fast, and they're doing it in communities...
The Bloomberg administration plans to overhaul day care offered to poor kids by extending hours and setting universal care standards.. . The...
Mayor Bloomberg will unveil plans to take control of New York City's juvenile jails Tuesday - much like he took over the city's schools, officials...
A deputy mayor owns stock in the company building the controversial Atlantic Yards stadium - and the police commissioner takes rides on the mayor's ...
Nearly 1 in 5 older Americans believed to be in poverty _ almost double the official rateThe poverty rate among older Americans could be nearly twice as high as the traditional 10 percent level, according to a revision of a half-century-old formula ...
Twenty-three percent of New York City residents live in poverty, according to a new formula unveiled by Michael Bloomberg yesterday, which he says is more accurate than the one used by the federal government, which puts the poverty number for the city ...
Go to School, Get $25: Program to Give Cash Rewards for Poor New Yorkers With Good BehaviorPoor residents will be rewarded for good behavior _ like $300 for doing well on school tests, $150 for holding a job and $200 for visiting ...
