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News Articles by Cindy Rodriguez

City Provides Essential Services to Homeless

December 07, 2007

by Cindy Rodriguez

Medical and dental checkups, haircuts and massages were all available under 1 roof yesterday for homeless New Yorkers. WNYC's Cindy Rodriguez reports. REPORTER: The city says the main purpose of the....

Court to Decide Homeless Eligibility

December 04, 2007

by Cindy Rodriguez

A dispute over how the city determines who is homeless will be fought out in court. WNYC's Cindy Rodriguez reports. Judge Helen Freedman had appointed a panel of experts to look into the matter afte....

Fed Expects More Foreclosures in City Neighborhoods

December 01, 2007

by Cindy Rodriguez

More foreclosures are expected to hit city neighborhoods, according to a new report from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. WNYC's Cindy Rodriguez reports: REPORTER: The report shows that as of A....

African Americans Underrepresented in Construction Industry

November 29, 2007

by Cindy Rodriguez

A report released today shows blacks especially native born ones remain under represented in the construction industry and earn about 60 percent of what whites earn. REPORTER: Dr. Dennis Darryck fro....

Tenants, Landlords Face Off Over Harassment

November 28, 2007

by Cindy Rodriguez

Tenants and landlords are at odds over legislation that would allow renters to sue for harassment in housing court. Two different bills were recently introduced in the City Council. WNYC's Cindy Rodr....

Officials Move to Improve Communication

November 20, 2007

by Cindy Rodriguez

A building association that represents hundreds of large construction companies says it will begin meeting with the Fire Department once a month to discuss fire safety concerns. In addition, FDNY Chi....

Ex-Principal of Arabic-language School Sues City

November 19, 2007

by Cindy Rodriguez

The principal originally picked to run the city's first Arabic-language public school will sue the city today. WNYC's Cindy Rodriguez reports. Debbie Almontaser has said she was forced to resign as ....

Immigrant Groups Respond to Spitzer’s Reversal on Drivers License Proposal

November 15, 2007

by Cindy Rodriguez

Immigrant's rights groups are avoiding criticizing Governor Eliot Spitzer. Yesterday, the Democrat acknowledged there was too much opposition to carry out a plan that would have allowed undocumented ....

Immigrant Groups Push for National Reform in Wake of Spitzer's Reversal

November 14, 2007

by Cindy Rodriguez

NEW YORK, NY November 14, 2007 —Immigrants advocates are staying away from directly criticizing Governor Eliot Spitzer after he backed out of a plan to license undocumented immigrants. WNYC's Cindy....

IBO Says City's Housing Plan Making Progress

November 10, 2007

by Cindy Rodriguez

The Bloomberg Administration's 10-year housing plan is making good progress., according to a report by the city's Indepedent Budget Office. WNYC's Cindy Rodriguez reports: REPORTER: The plan's goal ....

New Affordable Housing is on the Way

November 09, 2007

by Cindy Rodriguez

The city's plan to build more housing for low and moderate income New Yorkers is for the most part on schedule. That's according to a recent report tracking the progress so far. WNYC's Cindy Rodrigue....

Concern Grows Over Licensing Plan

October 30, 2007

by Cindy Rodriguez

Government Spitzer's latest plan to create a three tiered driver's license system has immigrants in some neighborhoods feeling disappointed and confused about whether they would apply for the new lic....

Homeless Families in the Bronx Struggle with City's New Rules

October 13, 2007

by Cindy Rodriguez

Last night the Department of Homeless Services began refusing to shelter families that they believe have other housing options. WNYC's Cindy Rodriguez spoke to several families outside a homeless int....

City Begins Turning Away Homeless Families

October 13, 2007

by Cindy Rodriguez

Despite an outcry from some elected officials and homeless advocates, the city's Department of Homeless Services has gone ahead with a policy change. On Friday evening, it began turning away families....

New Policy Creates Housing Problem for Homeless Families

October 11, 2007

by Cindy Rodriguez

Some families seeking a shelter for the night could be turned away when the city starts implementing a new policy. WNYC's Cindy Rodriguez reports. REPORTER: Currently any family that shows up at a B....

Decision in Food Stamp Case

September 28, 2007

by Cindy Rodriguez

A court has ordered the city to start handing out millions of dollars in food stamps to poor New Yorkers incorrectly cut off from the benefit. The move settles a longstanding class action lawsuit. WN....

Mayor Weighs in on License Policy

September 27, 2007

by Cindy Rodriguez

Mayor Bloomberg is expressing concern over a new state policy that will allow undocumented immigrants to get New York State driver's licenses by using a foreign passport as ID. WNYC's Cindy Rodriguez....

Undocumented Immigrants Can Obtain a Driver's License

September 26, 2007

by Cindy Rodriguez

New York recently joined 8 other states in allowing undocumented immigrants to obtain a driver's license. They will soon be able to provide a foreign passport to prove their identity. ....

Welfare Agency Makes Progress

September 21, 2007

by Cindy Rodriguez

During a City Council hearing, New York's child welfare agency said it's turning things around with more caseworkers, smaller caseloads and more families receiving social services. WNYC's Cindy Rodri....

Study Criticizes Affordable Housing Program

September 20, 2007

by Cindy Rodriguez

A New York state report finds sloppy oversight by the agency that monitors the city's Mitchell Lama affordable housing complexes. WNYC's Cindy Rodriguez reports. The report says the Department of H....