New York Archive
In a striking move New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo has put into motion the first steps towards what would be an incredibly ambitious land buyout and reallocation project. According to the New York Times article published yesterday: The purchase program, which …
Aaron Swartz death on Friday, January 11, 2013 is a vivid reminder that “suicide is the 3rd leading cause of death among young people ages 15-24, and is the 10th leading cause of death overall.” This amazing, talented, socially-aware and active young …
The Big 9, The U.S. Supreme Court will hear two cases regarding same-sex marriage. Over the past few years all signs have pointed that this was an inevitable outcome of recent legalization of gay marriage in several US states. Although …
The Cats of Mirikitani is shown yearly in a certain professors class at Stony Brook’s School of Social Welfare. I was fortunate enough to be introduced to it this semester. It is a documentary film about a homeless master artists who lives …
By: Courtney Kidd, LMSW SJS Staff Write Gov. Chris Christie might have to kiss any hopes of his future of higher office good-bye, and no it’s not for his political views. The New Jersey state governor has come under some …
We want to know YOUR story. How did the storm impact you? Are you still in trouble? What was it like from your perspective? Were you scared, hurt, part of emergency response? As always we are looking for submissions from …
From the team at SJS, we would like to remind everyone in the affected areas of Hurricane Sandy to be safe the next few days. I urge you to not take emergency preparedness as a joke, by doing so you potentially put yourself …
by Rachel L. West, MSW, LMSW SJS Staff Writer This is the transcript from my live blog of the New York Senate debate between incumbent Kristen Gillibrand and her opponent Wendy Long. http://storify.com/poliSW/new-york-senate-debate
