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Digna, a 42-year-old formerly homeless woman and mother of two, has called Park Avenue Thorpe home for the last 11 years. She found refuge in the six-story yellow brick building in Bathgate, where an onsite caseworker helps her balance her bank account, pay her bills and talk to the teachers at her two sons' schools, as Digna's English is somewhat shaky. more>

"We shouldn't have to live like this," said Sergio Cuevas, whose apartment at 2785 Sedgwick Ave. is plagued by leaks, mold and rotting floors. "I don't invite anyone over to my home." more>

For Fatima Daffeh, a senior at DeWitt Clinton High School in the Bronx, every day is a battle. She and her fellow students fight over seats in their classrooms and for space in the school's crowded hallways. It's not uncommon, she says, for a teacher to run out of books. more>

Two Bronx politicians -- Oliver Koppell and Annabel Palma -- introduced the Fair Wages for New Yorkers Act on May 25. This bill would require most development projects receiving city subsidies to pay workers eventually employed there a living wage.

VIDEO :: The Living Wage NYC campaign was launched on May 25th by Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., other elected officials and  community groups. more>