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News Articles by Cindy Rodriguez

Immigrants Rally on May Day

May 01, 2007

by Cindy Rodriguez

Hundreds of immigrants and their supporters marched from Washington Square Park to Union Square where a rally is being held this evening. Last year, there were massive marches leading up to the May D....

Immigrants Rally on May Day

May 01, 2007

by Cindy Rodriguez

A number of immigrant rights demonstrations will take place around the city today. The events, aimed at drawing attention to immigration reform, will culminate in Union Square Park where a large rall....

Comptroller Sets Up Hotline for Those in Danger of Losing Their Homes

April 26, 2007

by Cindy Rodriguez

The city comptroller's office has set up a hotline that will assist New Yorkers at risk of losing their homes. This is in response to an alarming rate of homeowners who say they can't pay their mortg....

City Debuts New Voucher Program

April 26, 2007

by Cindy Rodriguez

Close to 28,000 adults and children currently reside in family shelters. A new city program aimed at moving them into permanent housing has received mixed reviews. WNYC's Cindy Rodriguez reports. Th....

Judges Throws Out Housing Law

April 25, 2007

by Cindy Rodriguez

A law aimed at protecting tenants in the Mitchell-Lama affordable housing program has been struck down by a New York Supreme Court judge. WNYC's Cindy Rodriguez reports. The law required landlords l....

State Report Says Thousands of City Kids Caught in Sex Trade

April 20, 2007

by Cindy Rodriguez

More than 22-hundred kids in the city are caught up in the sex trade - that's according to a state report issued today. Prison advocates and family court attorneys say the number is likely much high....

Proposal Would Crack Down on Slumlords

April 13, 2007

by Cindy Rodriguez

A City Council bill aimed at cracking down on slumlords has the approval of the mayor, tenant advocates and a major landlord group. WNYC's Cindy Rodriguez reports. REPORTER: The proposed legislation....

Tenants Protest London Firm

April 04, 2007

by Cindy Rodriguez

Angry tenants are protesting a London-based investment group that recently bought a swath of buildings in East Harlem. WNYC's Cindy Rodriguez reports. It's the first time the British corporate giant....

Street Homeless Enticed Indoors

April 03, 2007

by Cindy Rodriguez

No curfews, no pressure to detox and private rooms. That’s what some of the city’s hardest to reach homeless are now being offered as incentive to get off the street. There are about 30 of these ....

City Child Welfare System Continues to Reform, Causing Layoffs

March 22, 2007

by Cindy Rodriguez

The city’s child welfare agency is planning a major restructuring of the way it oversees foster care agencies and child abuse prevention programs which serve troubled families. This is the second p....

Bronx Fire Deadliest in 17 Years

March 09, 2007

by Cindy Rodriguez

Fire officials are calling a Bronx fire on Wednesday the deadliest in 17 years. Nine people died - 8 were children. Several others were injured. WNYC's Cindy Rodriguez reports. ....

Homeless Families on the Rise

March 08, 2007

by Cindy Rodriguez

While the number of homeless single adults in shelters is down, the number of homeless families is on the rise. Advocates say the city needs to change course before the problem gets any worse. WNYC's....

Starrett City Tenants Celebrate as Sale is Blocked

March 03, 2007

by Cindy Rodriguez

Starrett City tenants are celebrating now that the Department of Housing and Urban Development has temporarily blocked the $1.3 billion sale of the apartment complex to Clipper Equity. But the proces....

Feds Block Sale of Nation’s Largest Subsidized Housing Complex

March 02, 2007

by Cindy Rodriguez

Tenants and elected officials celebrated today, after federal housing officials temporarily suspended the sale of the largest subsidized housing complex in the nation. More than 12,000 residents liv....

Bidders Still Hope to Acquire Starrett City

March 02, 2007

by Cindy Rodriguez

While federal housing officials have said no to the $1.3 billion sale of Starrett City in Brooklyn, the winning bidders are still hopeful they can acquire the largest subsidized housing complex in th....

Politics and the Sale of Starrett City

February 28, 2007

by Cindy Rodriguez

And joining us now in the studio is WNYC's Cindy Rodriguez. We just got a taste of life in Starrett City, now let's turn to the politics of the sale, which you've been covering for some time now. Whe....

City’s Unemployment Rate Decreases

February 27, 2007

by Cindy Rodriguez

The city's job market is strong and unemployment rates are down for several groups, but young people are still having trouble finding work. That's according to a report by the non-profit Community Se....

Starret City Sale May Be Blocked

February 16, 2007

by Cindy Rodriguez

Tenants of Starrett City got the backing of federal housing officials today. Residents, fearful they would be priced out of their affordable apartments have been trying to stop the sale. WNYC's Cin....

HUD Head to Visit Starrett City

February 16, 2007

by Cindy Rodriguez

The US Secretary of Housing and Urban Development will visit Starrett City today. He could block the sale of the complex along the Jamaica Bay because it's one of the largest subsidized housing compl....

Starrett City Sale Closer to Completion

February 09, 2007

by Cindy Rodriguez

One of the largest government subsidized rental housing complexes in the nation is a step closer to being sold. Starrett City Associates confirms they have accepted a bid for $1.3 billion. WNYC's Cin....