Cindy Rodriguez appears in the following:
State Considering How Much To Raise Fast-Food Worker Pay
Wednesday, May 20, 2015
A New York State board is considering what's a fair wage for fast-food workers to make.
Next-Generation Plan to Save Public Housing
Tuesday, May 19, 2015
The city's public housing developments have been decaying for years. Mayor de Blasio's plan calls for NYCHA to raise revenue and cut costs so it can stay viable into the future.
Cuomo Pushes Tax Credits for Parents Paying Private School Tuition
Sunday, May 17, 2015
The governor wants state legislators to pass bills that would give tax credits to parents struggling to pay tuition at private schools.
City Wants Stricter Rules for Visiting Rikers
Tuesday, May 12, 2015
The city says stricter rules are needed for individuals visiting Rikers Island to keep out contraband and reduce violence. Advocates, however, question the notion of necessity.
More Mental Health Dollars for Those in Shelters
Wednesday, May 06, 2015
Some of the city's most vulnerable—families living in homeless shelters, kids attending troubled schools and victims of violence — will have better access to mental health services.
As Earthquake Death Toll Mounts Local Nepalese Figure Out Ways to Help
Tuesday, April 28, 2015
The New York City Nepalese community is urgently giving money, food and clothes to help earthquake victims.
Local Nepalese Respond to Earthquake Back Home
Sunday, April 26, 2015
As aftershocks continued to rattle Nepal through Sunday, the Nepalese community in New York is morning the loss of loved ones and trying to raise money for families left without homes.
Report: Latino Kids in New York City Have it the Hardest
Thursday, April 23, 2015
New statistics show Latino children in the city, more than any other group, are living in serious poverty and failing to graduate high school.
First Lady to Parents: Trust Your Gut
Friday, March 27, 2015
Chirlane McCray sits for her first interview since she launched a campaign against the stigma of mental illness. She says she initially missed the signs of her daughter's despair.
FLONYC on the Nexus of Poverty, Crime and Mental Illness
Friday, March 27, 2015
Chirlane McCray spoke at a forum on Thursday on mental health, poverty and criminal justice. WNYC's Brigid Bergin & Cindy Rodriguez talk about the first lady's related work and role.
Premier NYC Non-Profit Went from Blue Chip to Sinking Ship?
Monday, March 16, 2015
City and state regulators failed to foresee the financial troubles of a city non-profit that serves more than 100,000 residents a year.
Respite From the Storm
Thursday, February 05, 2015
Temporary respite centers, as alternatives to hospitals, could be a big part of the future of mental-health care in New York. It's a new model — based on one from 40 years ago.
Poverty, Mental Health and Criminal Justice
Wednesday, February 04, 2015
Cindy Rodriguez, WNYC reporter, talks about her four-part series looking at the way poverty and mental health intersect with the criminal justice system.
In Foster Care, Treating the Trigger
Wednesday, February 04, 2015
Research suggests that abuse, abandonment and neglect can change the way a child's brain develops. Doctors are now treating some of the city's most vulnerable children for PTSD.
Reading, Writing and Psychotherapy: When Schools Step In
Tuesday, February 03, 2015
Schools are an early point of detection for serious emotional problems, but most don't have the resources or training to respond. This rambunctious 9-year-old is one of the lucky ones.
Voices From Inside
Monday, February 02, 2015
Meet Sedlis Dowdy, a diagnosed schizophrenic who spent nine years in solitary confinement. He gets out of prison in five years. What will we do with him then?
Hundreds Gather at Wake for Slain Officer
Friday, December 26, 2014
Mourners lined up outside the church a full hour before the service began.
Assessing the Role of Mental Illness in Shooting Deaths of Police
Tuesday, December 23, 2014
A forensic psychologist says other social factors may be more to blame.
Justice Dept to Sue City Over Rikers Abuses
Thursday, December 18, 2014
US Attorney sues city to get faster reforms at Rikers Island.
City to Divert Thousands from Rikers and Into Treatment
Tuesday, December 02, 2014
The task force said that 400 individuals accounted for 10,000 jail admissions over five years. It said that 67 percent of those 400 were mentally ill and 99 percent use drugs or alcohol.
