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CUF in the News

	Will East Harlem's La Marqueta Rise Again?, Grub Street New York, August 19, 2010
	Deal to Put Slots at Aqueduct Paves Way for a New York City Casino, The New York Times, August 12, 2010
	Local Biz Booster, New York Daily News, August 11, 2010
	The truth about commercial rent control, Crain's New York Business, August 10, 2010
	Spinning It Bloomberg Style, Huffington Post, August 9, 2010
	Group says state should 'step back' and dump plan for Aqueduct racino, New York Daily News, August 8, 2010
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New York by the Numbers

Economic snapshots of the 5 boroughs

This month's data... This edition of New York by the Numbers reveals that nearly a third of all adult workers in New York City are employed in low-wage jobs. While the percentage of low-wage workers is high across the city, the Bronx is in a league of its own, with 42 percent of the boroughs workers in low-wage jobs.

Hard Choices: Caring for the Children of Mentally Ill Parents

This edition of Child Welfare Watch looks at issues facing parents with psychiatric problems who come in contact with the city's child welfare system. The report finds that while adults who struggle with mental illness are as likely as anyone else to become parents, the city's human services programs are not set up to support low-income parents with mental illness or evaluate a parent's ability to care for her children despite her illness.

By Andrew White, et al

March 2009 | DOWNLOAD PDF

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