Cindy Rodriguez

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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 different state run juvenile detention facilities or group homes. Recently ...

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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-called new sanctuary movement is part symbolism and part action. Religious leaders who were gathered at a catholic church ...

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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 were located in remote places, such as a wooded area along the Harlem ...

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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 Rodriguez reports.

A rally in Washington Square only filled up a small section of the park. ...

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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 rally is scheduled. WNYC's Cindy Rodriguez reports.

REPORTER: Last year, several large marches led up ...

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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 Day event. That "day without immigrants" brought out hundreds of thousands of ...

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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.

The program is called Work Advantage. As its name suggests, families must be employed at least ...

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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 mortgages. WNYC's Cindy Rodriguez reports.

REPORTER: Foreclosure filings in the ...

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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 looking to leave Mitchell Lama to first offer to sell their building to tenants. Tens ...

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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 higher. WNYC's Cindy Rodriguez reports.

The report surveyed police departments, government ...

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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 is aimed at putting pressure on landlords who run some of the shoddiest buildings in ...

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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, Dawnay Day has purchased buildings in the US. The real estate branch of the company paid ...

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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 temporary rooms that appeal to homeless people who don’t ...

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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 phase of reforms. Last year the Administration for Children’s Services hired hundreds of caseworkers ...

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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.

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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 Cindy Rodriguez reports.

On average, about 9300 families stayed in a ...

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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 process is not over yet. WNYC's Cindy Rodriguez reports:

RODRIGUEZ: Tenants, politicians and city officials have ...

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 live at Starrett City, a sprawling property near Jamaica Bay. But the process is far from over and a potential sale is still looming.

WNYC's ...

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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 the nation. WNYC's Cindy Rodriguez reports.

Clipper Equity says it’s convinced it can provide ...

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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. When will we have a better indication ...