Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: Asylum-seeker children need a route to lawful immigration status
Legal, social service and advocacy organizations can start by educating the courts about Special Immigrant Juvenile Status.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: Make gender equality count in 2024
Money is the key ingredient in helping organizations fight violence and discrimination against women and others.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
Empowering young uptowners to find their path, despite a tough start (like his)
An Interview with Lew Zuchman, executive director of SCAN-Harbor
Nonprofits
Opinion
OPINION: Serving justice while limiting the collateral damage
Here’s why the Child Victims Act poses an unintended threat to nonprofits serving New York’s child welfare system and what can be done.
New York City
News
Hochul’s State of the State: What’s in it for New York City?
The governor’s annual address on Tuesday included 204 proposals for the future of New York. Here’s what’s in it for New York City.
New York City
News
Can NYC make bus companies pay $700 million for transporting migrants?
New York City is targeting bus companies transporting migrants from Texas with a novel legal argument, but the path to legal victory is unclear.
New York City
Personality
Charles and Inez Barron on their exit from politics (for now)
A conversation with the Black radical political movement’s power couple as they look back on 22 years in elected office.
Nonprofits
Philanthropy
Philanthropy: Rethinking the value of charities during a season of giving
Emphasis must be placed on results.
Nonprofits
News
Nonprofit coalition creates experimental learning campus at Floyd Bennet Field
The 1,300 acre site in Brooklyn will accommodate up to 50,000 New York City public school students annually to learn skills and mindsets focused on sustainability while earning credentials for future green careers.
New York City
News
Helping small businesses thrive in the Bronx
An interview with Rob Walsh, president of the Bronx Economic Development Corporation
New York City
Opinion
Commentary: When Gotham was heroin’s capital
A brief history of what opioids have done to New York City
Personality
Personality
Connecting young people in foster care with a mentor who will stick by them
An interview with Tracy Jenkins, co-executive director of Fair Futures
Nonprofits
News
Grant helps Birch Family Services increase access to digital books and adaptive learning for kids
The funding from City Council Member Farah Louis helped the nonprofit purchase 75 electronic tablets.
New York City
News
NYC Council grills Adams admin budget director on proposed cuts
The council held a hearing to push back on City Hall’s budget projections.
Opinion
Opinion
Commentary: Here’s how to create new pathways for unretirement success
Retirees returning to work thrive when they have support landing the right job.
New York City
News
City Council members balk at $4.5 million in cuts to supportive housing rental subsidies
The Adams administration defended the proposed reduction as “right-sizing.”
New York City
News
New York City Deputy Mayor Maria Torres-Springer and Schools Chancellor David Banks on strengthening workforce development post COVID-19
The members of the Adams administration highlighted public-private partnerships as an answer at the 2023 NYCETC Conference at Civic Hall.
Personality
Personality
Acacia Network builds on a legacy of Latino pioneers
The Bronx-based organization has preserved and continued the work of activists, community leaders and other nonprofits since it was founded nearly two decades ago.
New York City
News
Coalition fighting right to shelter changes to rally in Albany and NYC
The group has expanded its ranks in the last month.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: Enforcing the law means engaging today’s youth
The perception that police are an occupying force worsening the struggles in young people’s lives must be reversed.
Almost There!
Help us tailor content specifically for you: