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Workfare for Food Stamps?

By Neil deMause
Poor New Yorkers and advocates say the Bloomberg administration is, for the first time, forcing people receiving food stamps to fulfill work requirements.


From Welfare To Work—Until A Budget Cut Hits

By Patrick Wall
Through the transitional jobs program, hundreds of former welfare recipients have performed actual city jobs—not workfare. But state budget reductions will force the program to scale back.


Diagnosing A Defeat: Why The Sick Leave Bill Failed

By Neil deMause
A measure to ensure all workers have paid sick leave had enough votes to pass the City Council. So why did Speaker Quinn kill it?


A Backward Glance: 12 Months Of Scoops

By Karen Loew
Top stories from City Limits describe 2009 as experienced in 'the other New York.'


<i>City Limits Investigates:</i> Bushwick Under Bloomberg

By Jarrett Murphy
Located in the very heart of New York City, this Brooklyn neighborhood encapsulates many of the ways life has changed in the Bloomberg era.


The Forty Years War

By Jarrett Murphy
The 'war on drugs' continues as ever, though you might not hear much about it anymore. The new issue of CLI looks at its advances and setbacks -- and who's caught in the conflict today.


A Nurturing Network Grows In Bushwick

By Nekoro Gomes
Amid a citywide plan to support a new model for child welfare, a foster parent serves as a recruiter and role model in her neighborhood.


A Barbershop Is A Beacon For Those Leaving Prison

By By Nekoro Gomes
Barber, businessman and ex-offender Al Gleaton-Mathieu tries to keep his neighbors out of prison, and smooth the way for those coming home.


Will Welfare Rolls Rise Following Record Low?

By Neil deMause
While the nation's economic crisis deepens, city welfare programs are reaching the fewest residents in decades.


Impact Unknown: The CEO's Poverty-Fighting Efforts

By Neil deMause
At the first hearing on the city's much-touted group of programs, the administration's message was: Ask again later.
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