The Overbrook Foundation Tries to Cure What Ails Environmentalism
Release Date:
08/11/2017
... This is a merging of two philanthropic strategies— using grantmaking power to connect groups with shared ...
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Westchester Community Foundation Funds Criminal Justice Program Series at Libraries
Release Date:
08/18/2017
The Westchester Community Foundation (WCF) is funding a series, which will focus on the 200-year history of Sing Sing and its impact on prison reform, as well as current issues of incarceration, reform, rehabilitation and return to prison.
New York State Health Foundation Funding Holistic Health in NY State
Release Date:
08/30/2017
CEO David Sandman and his staff have worked at serving more people, and creating more meaningful impact, by shifting their health funding focus upstream, to the causes of health and wellness challenges.
Mayor De Blasio Signs Bills Designed to Protect Tenants From Landlord Harassment
Release Date:
08/31/2017
Mayor de Blasio signed into law a package of 18 bills aimed at protecting tenants whose landlords use construction as a form of harassment Wednesday.
Climate-Smart Agriculture Urgently Needed in Africa
Release Date:
09/05/2017
Africa contributes only 4 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions, while six of the 10 most affected countries by climate change are in Africa, warns a major agricultural research for development partnership, while stressing the urgent need to...
Bloomberg, Gateses, and Other Big Donors Race to Fill Void of Clinton Global Meeting
Release Date:
09/05/2017
Michael Bloomberg, Jeff Skoll, and Bill and Melinda Gates are expected to host new gatherings that promise to update what used to be the philanthropic get-together of the year: theClinton Global Initiative, filled with celebrities, rich donors, high...
Manhattan DA Lightens Marijuana Penalties in New Policy
Release Date:
09/06/2017
Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance announced that his office is changing its plea guidelines for marijuana arrests to lighten penalties for first- and second-time offenders, effective Tuesday.
Review Board Recommends Departmental Charges Against N.Y. Police Officer in Eric Garner Case
Release Date:
09/11/2017
The Civilian Complaint Review Board recommended the NYPD discipline the cop who used a banned chokehold in the death of Eric Garner in Staten Island three years ago.
Peter G. Peterson Foundation CEO Comments On Federal Debt Passing $20 Trillion For First Time
Release Date:
09/12/2017
... again on the open markets. For months, it had been using off-book extraordinary measures to keep from ...
Gates Commits $20 Million to Women's Groups
Release Date:
09/21/2017
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will give $20 million during the next three years to strengthen women’s groups worldwide, Ms. Gates said Wednesday during an event in New York.
The NYPD's Growing DNA Database Raises Concern
Release Date:
09/26/2017
As the police have gotten more aggressive about collecting genetic material, they've quietly amassed a giant database of DNA profiles without any laws and little oversight over how they can use it.
How Did Marriage Become a Mark of Privilege?
Release Date:
09/26/2017
Marriage, which used to be the default way to form a family in the United States, regardless of income or education, has become yet another part of American life reserved for those who are most privileged.
New Index to Help Investors Gauge Food Diversity
Release Date:
09/26/2017
An EU-funded index measuring biodiversity in food production is expected to be launched next year, giving investors a benchmark for assessing how companies and governments are making food systems more resilient to climate change.
Rezoning a Block in Harlem, Respecting an African Burial Ground
Release Date:
09/27/2017
For not quite two centuries starting in the mid-1660s, when a Dutch village was established under the name Nieuw Haarlem, a church in Upper Manhattan had separate cemeteries, one for white parishioners, the other for descendants of Africans.
‘Interrupters’ Help Reduce Violence in New York City
Release Date:
10/02/2017
They have prior criminal records but now aim to resolve neighborhood conflicts before they turn violent. They walk neighborhood streets on a daily basis and use their connections to resolve disputes before they escalate, requiring the police.
Republicans Are Reconsidering Full Repeal of State and Local Tax Deduction
Release Date:
10/04/2017
Republican leaders are backing away from a proposal to fully repeal an expensive tax break used by more than 40 million tax filers to deduct state and local taxes amid pushback from fellow lawmakers whose residents rely on the popular provision.
Student Absences Are About to Have Higher Stakes In Most States. Will Cheating Follow?
Release Date:
10/04/2017
Schools across the country are about to be held accountable for student attendance — attaching stakes to a measure that previously had much less significance and increasing the risk that schools will try to manipulate that data.
Four Communities Are to Receive Smart Growth Funds, Cuomo Announces
Release Date:
10/05/2017
... Community Funds. The grants go for projects aimed at using existing infrastructure to support projects that ...
For the Disabled, New York’s Sidewalks Are an Obstacle Course
Release Date:
10/10/2017
A federal court-ordered report has highlighted numerous shortcomings in the city’s efforts to install and maintain curb ramps to make every corner accessible to people with disabilities.
SUNY Revises Controversial Proposal to Let Some New York Charter Schools Certify Their Own Teachers
Release Date:
10/10/2017
A state group that oversees some New York charter schools has revised a hotly contested proposal to let its schools certify their own teachers ahead of Wednesday’s vote, according to an updated proposal.