Administration For Children’s Services
DiNapoli slams ACS for weak oversight of foster kids The city’s child welfare agency isn’t providing enough oversight of foster children, State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli said in an audit released Friday. The Administration for Children’s Services has non-profits under...
Kids caught in the de Blasio-Cuomo crossfire Yes, Gov. Cuomo faces big budget woes this year, and yes, he’s at war with Mayor de Blasio. But those are poor excuses to slash funding that will put vulnerable...
Man sues ACS for 'abomination' case that ruined his life A young man is suing the city, claiming it ruined his life by removing him and his younger brother from their parents’ home and forcing them to live with their...
Once again, Mayor de Blasio is in denial — this time, over failing ferries What will it take for Mayor de Blasio to admit that a particular problem exists? His first term was a veritable litany of deny, deny, deny, as critical — and...
Child welfare agency beefs up probes of cases involving toddlers The city’s child welfare agency is beefing up its investigations of high-priority cases involving kids 3 and under by getting retired NYPD detectives involved as early as possible. The initiative,...
This city employee has been working since Eisenhower was president You could forgive Shirley Williams Myrie for not recalling the details of her first day on the job. When the 82-year-old — who is believed to be the longest-serving active...
David Hansell is ready to take on the city's embattled ACS When David Hansell took the helm at the Administration for Children’s Services earlier this year, the city’s embattled child- welfare agency was still reeling from a string of high-profile deaths....
How public schools are failing foster kids It’s been six years since Vanessa took in her brother’s grandchildren, but it is only in the last couple of weeks, with their start at a new school — Immaculate...
Shaken baby syndrome eyed in case of brain dead 11-month-old An 11-month-old baby declared brain dead over the weekend was likely abused, police sources said. Jeremiah Callaghan is currently on life support at Cohen Children’s Medical Center in Queens, where...