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Inmates Prepare Turkeys For Needy New Yorkers

by Cindy Rodriguez

November 26, 2009

100 turkeys prepared by Rikers Island inmates will be served at a Thanksgiving dinner for needy New Yorkers today. The Church of the Heavenly Rest on Manhattan's East Side sponsors the dinner, and sa....

New Law Protects Workers Who Report Labor Violations

by Cindy Rodriguez

November 26, 2009

A new law aimed at protecting workers who report labor violations went into effect this week. The law raises fines for employers who retaliate against workers by firing them, demoting them, or giving....

Federal Grant Will Allow NYers Renew Food Stamps Online

by Cindy Rodriguez

November 25, 2009

A federal grant of more than $600,000 will allow New Yorkers to renew their food stamps online. Kevin Concannon, Under-Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services, announced the help while vi....

Demand for Food Pantries and Soup Kitchens Increases

by Cindy Rodriguez

November 23, 2009

Demand at food pantries and soup kitchens continues to increase even as financial experts predict the economy is turning around. WNYC's Cindy Rodriguez visited a food program in Brooklyn and has this....

NYers Speak Out on Paid Sick Leave

by Cindy Rodriguez

November 18, 2009

Employers and workers are letting the City Council know what they think about a bill that would require all businesses to provide paid sick time. WNYC's Cindy Rodriguez has more on yesterday's first ....

Report Finds Thousands of Kids Stuck in Overburdened Foster Care System

by Cindy Rodriguez

November 10, 2009

Foster care is supposed to be a short term solution for kids waiting to either go back home or get adopted by a new family. But a new report by a child advocacy group depicts an overburdened system t....

Jobless Rate Higher in City Public Housing

by Cindy Rodriguez

November 08, 2009

The unemployment rate in New York City has been above 10 percent for months, but it's thought to be even worse within the city's 343 public housing developments. WNYC's Cindy Rodriguez reports. REPO....

Main Street NYC Returns to Victory Boulevard, Staten Island

by Cindy Rodriguez

October 27, 2009

While financial analysts closely watching the stock market, housing market and consumer consumption are predicting that the recession is likely nearly over, word on the street is mixed. As part of o....

Court Decision Causes Tenants to Cheer and Landlords to Shudder

by Cindy Rodriguez

October 23, 2009

The real estate industry is reeling from a decision that was handed down by the state's highest court, Thursday. It means that the owners of Stuyvesant and Peter Cooper Village may have to pay millio....

Court Finds StuyTown Owners Guilty of Overcharging Tenants

by Cindy Rodriguez

October 22, 2009

A decision by the state's highest court is good news for tenants at Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village and a serious blow to their financially struggling landlord Tishman-Speyer. WNYC's Cindy R....

Report: State Juvenile Correctional Facilities Lack Mental Health Services

by Cindy Rodriguez

October 21, 2009

A report on New York's juvenile justice system finds state-run correctional facilities are seriously lacking mental health services, even though about 50 percent of the kids in custody have diagnosed....

Report: Correctional Facilities Lack Adequate Mental Health Services

by Cindy Rodriguez

October 20, 2009

A report on New York's juvenile justice system finds state run correctional facilities are seriously lacking mental health services, even though about 50 percent of the kids in custody have diagnosed....

StuyTown Tenants Fear Inspections

by Cindy Rodriguez

October 19, 2009

Tenants at Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village say landlord Tishman Speyer is conducting massive complex-wide apartment inspections and then threatening them with possible evictions. Letters to....

Report: New Yorkers Without Paid Sick Leave Increasing

by Cindy Rodriguez

October 16, 2009

More than a million New Yorkers lack paid sick leave, and the number of low-wage workers with the benefit is declining. That’s according to a report by the Community Service Society which shows 43 ....

ACORN Funds Drop, Members Scramble to Fill Gap

by Cindy Rodriguez

October 15, 2009

New York Acorn prides itself on standing up for some of the poorest people in the city. But a recent scandal has threatened to bring it down. Now, roles have changed and the large powerful organizati....

New Yorkers Attend National Equality March

by Cindy Rodriguez

October 11, 2009

With a bill that would give lesbians and gays the right to marry stalled in the state senate, gay rights advocates from New York are taking part in Sunday's National Equality March in Washington. RE....

Thompson, Finance Dept Disagree Over Lost Taxes

by Cindy Rodriguez

October 07, 2009

Comptroller Bill Thompson says the city is mismanaging a program that provides tax exemptions to certain developers. But with four weeks to go until the election the city Department of Finance is sha....

NYC Report Shows Mixed Results in Child Abuse Cases

by Cindy Rodriguez

September 30, 2009

The Administration for Children's Services is showing mixed results when it comes to handling child-abuse-and-neglect reports. That's according to the Mayor's Management report. WNYC's Cindy Rodrigue....

Produce Program for Poor Expands

by Cindy Rodriguez

September 27, 2009

Local farmers are linking up with food pantries through a program that's supposed to help keep them in business, but also provides fresh produce to poor communities. WNYC's Cindy Rodriguez reports. ....

Woman Charged in Housing Scams

by Cindy Rodriguez

September 23, 2009

Nearly two dozen low-income residents from Manhattan and the Bronx say an unscrupulous realtor swindled them out of their life savings. WNYC's Cindy Rodriguez reports: REPORTER: Mario Rodriguez say....

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