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Posted inState Budget

The State Is Making New York City Spend $275 Million More for Child Care Vouchers

May 12, 2025, 12:47 p.m.May 12, 2025, 2:40 p.m.
The state budget, finalized last week, increased the spending requirement on the city for the first time since the 1990s.
Common Point CEO Danielle Ellman, left, VP of development Judy Vladimir and Assistant Vice President of the Bronx Community Center Gavin Johnston pose for a portrait after giving a tour of the new community center replacing the Boys and Girls Club in the South Bronx.
Posted inThe Bronx

Bronx Youth Clubhouse Avoids Shutdown With New Ownership

Feb. 25, 2025, 5:20 p.m.Feb. 26, 2025, 10:27 a.m.
Commonpoint, a Queens-based social and youth services organization, is taking over the Boys and Girls Club in Crotona that closed last year.
Posted inHomelessness

Unsheltered Homeless Youth Population Doubled, Annual City Report Finds

Dec. 3, 2024, 8:33 p.m.Dec. 3, 2024, 8:33 p.m.
A count conducted last January found the number of youth sleeping in drop-in centers, places of worship, subways, fast food ts and other crash spots spiked as migrant arrivals grew.
A recreation field at the Horizon Juvenile Center in the Mott Haven was visible from the 2/5 train.
Posted inJuvenile Justice

Overwhelmed Juvenile Detention Centers Fail to Curb Violence and Misconduct, City Watchdog Finds

Oct. 24, 2024, 9:19 p.m.Oct. 25, 2024, 11:30 a.m.
The city’s child welfare agency said the report doesn’t reflect the “current improved status” in its two youth lock-ups.
The Streetwork Project youth drop-in shelter in Harlem has seen an influx in homeless migrants.
Posted inHomelessness

Number of City Youth With Nowhere to Sleep at Night Climbs

Sept. 16, 2024, 5:00 a.m.Sept. 18, 2024, 10:09 a.m.
New report from Department of Youth and Community Development shows hundreds of young people often can’t find a shelter bed.
Posted inHow to New York

The Right Way to Open a Fire Hydrant in the Heat of Summer

July 27, 2023, 6:51 p.m.May 14, 2024, 2:31 p.m.
It’s illegal to open a hydrant by yourself, in part because the water’s force could knock over children. But there’s a legal way to spray with the fire department’s help: Here’s how.
Posted inYouth

Homeless Youth Peer Navigator Jobs Promised by Adams Now Poised to Disappear

July 14, 2023, 5:00 a.m.July 14, 2023, 12:02 p.m.
Hired to bring ‘lived experience’ to drop-in centers for at-risk youth, 16 formerly homeless workers now face a hazy future.
Posted inBudget

Funds for NYCHA Playground Fixes Slide Down in New City Budget

July 12, 2023, 5:00 a.m.July 12, 2023, 10:54 a.m.
In the height of summer, more than one in 10 public housing playgrounds currently is closed for repairs. 
Posted inImmigrants

City’s Newest Migrants Head Underground Looking to Survive

May 24, 2023, 5:00 a.m.June 1, 2023, 1:14 p.m.
Mothers with small children — and some tykes by themselves — have become common in the subway system. 
Posted inEducation

Success Academy Calls 911 on Students in Mental Health Crisis, Writing Its Own Rules

May 23, 2023, 6:00 a.m.June 23, 2023, 12:00 p.m.
Families say publicly funded, privately run charter schools in New York are allowed to punish and discriminate against students by calling in emergency services.

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