Ayala Sneaks a Win in District 8
Diana Ayala won her first race for elected office in a razor close primary for the city council seat in East Harlem.
What Makes NYC Become More and More Crowded
A recent study conducted by the City Comptroller’s Office reveals that NYC’s crowding rate continues to grow for the past 10 years.
LGBT Seniors: The Fight Between Better Living and Aging
Moving beyond gay marriage, the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgeder community looks to the fight for affordable housing for LGBT seniors.
Can Social Media be the Catalyst to Revitalize Chinatown’s Ailing Restaurant Business?
Many first generation Chinese restaurant owners believe that the only key to success is through hard work. Through the decades, new restaurant businesses were started and nurtured by that mindset. As long as you work hard and provide quality
Black, White, Brown
All adoptive parents face different challenges raising their kids. Race, race relations and civil rights issues in transracial families can be a touchy issue, where the right answer isn’t always black or white.
Informal kinship grandmothers need help
Grandmothers relieve the foster care system by caring for large numbers of parentless children in New York City, but they need more than just subsidies.
Punishment in Immigrant Families
Luis Torres has not been able to see his children for a long time. They’ve been removed to foster care for six months. Now when they were allowed to come home, Mr. Torres was ordered to move out.
The Family-to-Family strategy
Since a year of becoming a part of the contractual agreement between ACS and foster care agencies, the Family-to-Family strategy is yet to be implemented in NYC
