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News Articles by Cindy Rodriguez

City Cracks Down on Families Lingering in Shelters

September 06, 2007

by Cindy Rodriguez

The Department of Homeless Services is cracking down on homeless families lingering in city shelters for too long. A few hundred have been put into a program designed to structure their days and inte....

Mayor Delivers Poverty Speech in DC

August 29, 2007

by Cindy Rodriguez

Mayor Bloomberg made another big policy speech outside of New York yesterday. He spoke in Washington reducing poverty, both locally and nationally. WNYC's Cindy Rodriguez reports. First it was gun c....

Westchester Murder Case Proceeds

August 23, 2007

by Cindy Rodriguez

This week, Prosecutors began presenting evidence to a grand jury in the case of a Guatemalan immigrant found dying on a desolate road in Westchester county. WNYC's Cindy Rodriguez reports. The death....

Harlem Residents Wary of New Landlord

August 22, 2007

by Cindy Rodriguez

Ever since Dawnay Day – a London based investment group bought up dozens of rent stabilized buildings in East Harlem, some of the tenants afraid of being pushed out of the neighborhood, have been s....

Groups Count Number of Homeless Youth in NYC

August 15, 2007

by Cindy Rodriguez

Organizations across the city that serve troubled youth have been conducting surveys over the last several months to try to determine just how many young people are living on the streets. WNYC's Cind....

City Aids Residents At Risk Of Being Displaced

August 03, 2007

by Cindy Rodriguez

More than two years after the city re-zoned the neighborhoods of Greenpoint and Williamsburg, it's making good on a promise to try to protect tenants at risk of being displaced. WNYC's Cindy Rodrigue....

Deal Reached on Campaign Finance Reform

July 20, 2007

by Cindy Rodriguez

Governor Spitzer had to compromise, but he's gotten Albany legislators to agree to tighten the state's campaign finance laws. Government reform groups are applauding the changes. WNYC's Cindy Rodrigu....

Big Real Estate Firms Buy Up in Poor Neighborhoods

July 19, 2007

by Cindy Rodriguez

The current real estate boom is attracting major investment in some of the most unlikely places. Over the last several years large real estate groups, often backed by the deep pockets of Wall Street ....

Starrett City Sale Blocked

July 10, 2007

by Cindy Rodriguez

The Starrett City sale is no more. The federal government has quashed the $1.3 billion sale of the largest subsidized housing complex in the nation. WNYC's Cindy Rodriguez reports. REPORTER: Clipper....

Atlantic Yards Gets Special Treatment on Tax Abatement

June 22, 2007

by Cindy Rodriguez

The state assembly has passed a bill that would give the controversial Atlantic Yards project special treatment. WNYC's Cindy Rodriguez reports. REPORTER: The move is a small part of a proposed law ....

City Plans Incentives Aimed at Reducing Poverty

June 19, 2007

by Cindy Rodriguez

$53 million will soon be spent on a program aimed at reducing poverty in the city. Beginning as early as September, certain parents who send their children to school regularly will receive a monthly ....

Aspiring Doctor Looks Back: Set to Graduate from NYC Public School

June 11, 2007

by Cindy Rodriguez

Across the city, High Schools are gearing up for another year of graduations. Thousands of students are moving on to college, jobs or both. 170 high school graduates recently received scholarships fr....

Immigrants May Have Trouble With DMV

June 08, 2007

by Cindy Rodriguez

New York's highest court has ruled that the state may deny driver's licenses to immigrants who can't prove they're in the country legally. WNYC's Cindy Rodriguez reports. The decision upholds a lowe....

Housing Authority Makes Cuts

May 31, 2007

by Cindy Rodriguez

The New York City Housing Authority is facing an ongoing budget crisis. The agency recently put forward a plan to deal with it, but advocates for the poor say it's short sighted. WNYC's Cindy Rodrigu....

Budget Woes Force Big Changes in Public Housing

May 30, 2007

by Cindy Rodriguez

Facing large deficits - the city's public housing authority is cutting jobs and making other major changes. WNYC's Cindy Rodriguez reports: The Public Housing Authority blames its problems squarely....

Subsidized Housing Still Lacking in NYC

May 23, 2007

by Cindy Rodriguez

Subsidized housing for low and middle income New Yorkers is continuing to dwindle, that's according to a recently released report by a local non-profit. WNYC's Cindy Rodriguez reports. Between 1990 ....

Local Churches Join in "Sanctuary Movement"

May 09, 2007

by Cindy Rodriguez

At lease eight churches and several religious groups across the city have joined a national movement to protect immigrants facing deportation. WNYC's Cindy Rodriguez reports. REPORTER: This so-calle....

In Albany, Push for Child Prostitutes to be Seen as Victims not Criminals

May 09, 2007

by Cindy Rodriguez

Kids who become prostitutes are treated like criminals or delinquents when they get caught. Some lie about their age and spend a few nights in Rikers Island. Others get shipped off to a number of d....

City Sweeps Gathering Points of Homeless

May 03, 2007

by Cindy Rodriguez

70 sites across New York City where the homeless often built semi-permanent shelters have been cleared by the city. WNYC's Cindy Rodriguez reports. It took nearly a year to clear the sites. Several ....

Immigrants Rally for Equal Rights, Recognition

May 02, 2007

by Cindy Rodriguez

Immigrants and their supporters staged rallies around the city on May Day to demand equal rights and legalization. But turnout was low, compared to last year's massive demonstrations. WNYC's Cindy Ro....