Cindy Rodriguez

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Advocates for domestic violence survivors say Governor Paterson is not only accused of trying to protect an aide who allegedly abused his girlfriend he is also cutting $3 million for programs that serve domestic violence victims. WNYC's Cindy Rodriguez reports:

REPORTER: About half the money is ...

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State budget cuts and the loss of millions in federal stimulus funds is threatening to seriously downsize the city’s Summer Youth Employment Program. According to the city, 52,255 kids were hired last year out of 139,597 applicants. This year, if the budget cuts stand, fewer ...

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Several food pantries across the city are not only stocking their shelves with staples like rice, tuna and peanut butter, but also with pet food, litter and even chew toys for New Yorkers struggling not only to feed themselves, but their pets too.

Cathryn Krouser, 74, ...

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The cash-strapped New York City Housing Authority will receive more than $300 million in public and private funding to rehabilitate 21 public housing developments.

The funding is a combination of stimulus money, private funds from Citibank, state aid and bond financing. U.S. Department of Housing and ...

Upstate juvenile detention facilities have come under fire by all levels of government, including the Department of Justice, which has threatened to take them over if serious reforms aren’t put in place. The majority of the kids filling these juvenile prisons are from poor neighborhoods across the five boroughs. The ...

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Doing graffiti, fighting, stealing, or using drugs are among the offenses that can land a teenager in an upstate detention facility. But the facilities have come under fire by all levels of government, including the Department of Justice, which has threatened to take them over ...

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Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver refuses to call for Gov. David Paterson's resignation. The Democrat says the allegations swirling around the governor are very serious, and he's concerned they'll distract him from the state's serious budget crisis.

"And that's why I've said over and over again, the ...

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This July the city plans to close 16 daycare programs in leased properties where it says rents are too high. The move is supposed to save $16 million by 2012, but parents and daycare workers are fuming.

Latisha Melvin, is the parent of a 2-year-old boy ...

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A federal judge is ordering New York State to build at least 4,500 housing units for mentally ill individuals living in adult homes.

Judge Nicholas Garaufis had already ruled that the state was breaking the law by isolating the mentally ill in warehouse-like conditions. Cliff Zucker, ...

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The Paterson administration wants to cut $88 million from New York City shelters for homeless adults. A report by the Coalition for the Homeless says that's nearly half the city's budget.

Policy Analyst Patrick Markee says the state expects the city to makeup for the loss ...

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Gov. David Paterson's current budget proposal zeroes out funding for dozens of programs for the poor.

When welfare rolls were shrinking, there was plenty of money to fund programs that help poor families, like housing, child care, and after school programs. But the welfare rolls increased ...

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New York ACORN is being dissolved and a new group is taking over. WNYC's Cindy Rodriguez has more.

REPORTER: New York Communities for Change says it's made up of leaders in the progressive community and former ACORN staff members. ACORN has been struggling to stay alive ...

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Foreclosure proceedings began today against the owners of Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village. Last month, Tishman Speyer and Black Rock Realty announced they would be turning in the keys to the property, after being unable to make a $16 million loan payment. They purchased ...

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The Mayor's Management Report shows evidence of the down economy. More people are homeless, on welfare and getting food stamps. WNYC's Cindy Rodriguez has more:

REPORTER: The report provides a snapshot of city services between July and October of 2009. It shows a 25 percent increase ...

The Mayor's Preliminary Management Report shows evidence of the down economy. More people are homeless, on welfare, and getting food stamps.

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Vantage Properties, the owner of more than 9000 apartments in Manhattan and Queens, will pay a million dollars to settle allegations that it illegally pushed out longtime tenants in order to charge higher rents. WNYC's Cindy Rodriguez reports.

REPORTER: The settlement was reached with the attorney ...

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The Mayor's Management Report shows evidence of the down economy. More people are homeless, on welfare, and getting food stamps.

The report provides a snapshot of city services between July and October of 2009. It shows a 25 percent increase in family homelessness and a 7 ...

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The Cruz family.

Thousands of formerly homeless families are heading towards a state of housing limbo as city and state officials decide what to do about a shortage of federal housing vouchers. The vouchers known as Section 8 are used by families who need ...

Even in a depressed real estate market, mortgage fraud and other related crimes continue to be a major problem, according to Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes.

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Despite a depressed real estate market, mortgage fraud and other related crimes continue to be a major problem, according to Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes. Today he announced charges against 12 people for a variety of unrelated housing schemes, including mortgage fraud.

Three out of the ...