News Articles by Cindy Rodriguez

Big Brothers Wanted

August 31, 2006

by Cindy Rodriguez

Over the course of history volunteering has been thought of as women’s work. Even though females are just as busy as their male counterparts these days– they work long hours and attend college at....

City Poverty Rate Remains Flat for First Time in Four Years

August 29, 2006

by Cindy Rodriguez

The poverty rate in the city is flat this year - that's according to the latest census numbers. It's the first time in four years the rate has not increased. The federal income threshhold for living....

Suffolk County Bill Asks Contractors to Check Worker Status

August 22, 2006

by Cindy Rodriguez

Workers, business owners, and unions will weigh in at a Suffolk County hearing this afternoon on a controversial bill that would require some county contractors to check their worker's immigration st....

Pataki Vetos Bill Limiting Solitary for Jailed Mentally Ill

August 17, 2006

by Cindy Rodriguez

Governor Pataki has vetoed a bill that would have prohibited mentally ill prisoners from being put in solitary confinement. WNYC's Cindy Rodriguez reports: Advocates for the mentally ill say it's cr....

Outreach Worker Try to Help Clear Homeless Encampments

by Cindy Rodriguez

Last month, the city announced it wanted to clear 73 encampments where homeless people have made makeshift homes. Outreach workers have been charged with convincing people to leave the camp sites for....

Local Cubans React to Castro News

August 01, 2006

by Cindy Rodriguez

News that Cuban leader Fidel Castro has temporarily relinquished power following intestinal surgery has some New York Cubans hoping he will never return to power. WNYC's Cindy Rodriguez reports: At ....

Thousands Remain Without Power in Queens

July 20, 2006

by Cindy Rodriguez

Con Ed says about 18-hundred customers in northwestern Queens remain without power today. For many businesses, this means thousands of dollars in losses. WNYC's Cindy Rodriguez visited one commercial....

NY's Mexicans Disappointed Over Election Results

July 13, 2006

by Cindy Rodriguez

The Mexican elections have still not been finalized, and voters demanding a recount are expected to rally for a second time Sunday. In New York, some Mexicans are expressing disappointment over the e....

Trying to Stop Homelessness Before it Starts

June 16, 2006

by Cindy Rodriguez

More than 31,000 adults and children slept in a NYC shelter last night. The Bloomberg Administration wants to see that number shrink and so they have been experimenting with a new philosophy - stop h....

Pataki Vetoes Daycare Union

June 08, 2006

by Cindy Rodriguez

Governor Pataki has vetoed a bill that would have allowed thousands of home daycare providers to join a union. WNYC's Cindy Rodriguez reports. REPORTER: The mostly female workforce provides daycare ....

Office Set Up in Wake of Nixzmary Case Receives Frequent Reports of Abuse

June 06, 2006

by Cindy Rodriguez

A new special office set up to receive calls of concern about child abuse cases is being used frequently by city employees and non-profits who work with the Administration for Children's Services. T....

Thousands All Around the City Protest for Immigrant Rights

May 01, 2006

by Cindy Rodriguez

In Jackson Heights, and Sunset Park in Perth Amboy, and Morrisstown, thousands of immigrants took the day off of work to participate in a Day Without Immigrants. At 12:16, immigrants and their suppor....

City Count Shows Fewer Homeless Overall but More in Subways and Brooklyn

April 24, 2006

by Cindy Rodriguez

The city's fourth annual street homeless count shows a 13 percent drop compared to last year, but in some areas the number of homeless increased. WNYC's Cindy Rodriguez reports. The city's estimate ....

Rent Hike Possible for Public Housing

April 21, 2006

by Cindy Rodriguez

The New York City Housing Authority plans to raise rents for tenants with the highest incomes. The measure is supposed to help rescue public housing as it continues to receive less money from the fed....

Immigrant Organizers Court Black Community

April 20, 2006

by Cindy Rodriguez

A push to reform the nation’s immigration laws has rapidly created a mass mobilization of immigrants and their supporters. In the past month, hundreds of thousands have taken to the streets to dema....

Taskforce Takes on Tax Breaks for Developers

April 12, 2006

by Cindy Rodriguez

As a city taskforce meets today to begin overhauling a decades-old program that gives tax breaks to developers housing advocates have been highlighting examples of builders who shouldn't need any pub....

Three Immigration Marches Planned for Today

April 10, 2006

by Cindy Rodriguez

Thousands of protesters are expected to converge on City Hall at three this afternoon to demand immigration rights. This after a weekend of demonstrations around the country. The plans in New York ....

Banks to Pressure Landlords to Make Repairs

April 06, 2006

by Cindy Rodriguez

Two major banks have agreed to crackdown on neglectful landlords who leave their buildings in disrepair. Housing advocates call the move unprecedented and a national model. Housing advocates say New....

Delays on 4 and 5 Trains

April 03, 2006

by Cindy Rodriguez

If you take the 4 or 5 trains, you may want to leave extra time. The MTA says work on those subway lines will cause delays. The MTA will be replacing the concrete road beneath the subway tracks sout....

The Edge of Disaster: Immigrant Families and the Child Welfare System

March 31, 2006

by Cindy Rodriguez

The child welfare system investigates about 50,000 reports of abuse and neglect each year. Immigrants in the country illegally are among the most vulnerable families within this complicated bureaucra....