Batya Ungar-Sargon, Author at City Limits

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The posting of calorie counts at chain restaurants, which New York pioneered, is going national. But it’s unclear that knowing the numbers guides consumers to eat less or healthier.

ByBatya Ungar-Sargon 11 minRead time

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Apr 2016

Health In Depth Investigations

Have City Subsidies to Supermarkets Made NYC Healthier?

A city program of tax and zoning incentives for new or revamped supermarkets has provided shoppers in several neighborhoods with more options, although its impact on health outcomes is unclear…

ByBatya Ungar-Sargon 22 minRead time

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Feb 2016

Economy In Depth

Amid NYC Restaurant Boom, are Chefs of Color Getting Their Share?

There are opportunities for culinary workers in the expanding eatery scene, but some wonder if restaurant wages offer the career path they should.

ByBatya Ungar-Sargon 10 minRead time

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Dec 2015

Justice

Those Seeking Better Life, Agency Pledged to Detect Fraud Clash in Immigration Court

In hearings for those seeking asylum, claims of persecution must be evaluated by judges and ICE with little evidence to go on, and a byzantine system of laws to guide…

ByBatya Ungar-Sargon 22 minRead time

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Dec 2015

Justice

Asylum Hearings Decide Whose Danger Makes Them Deserving

Applying an antiquated law, often with little evidence to go on, immigration judges must determine not whether or not someone is afraid to go back home, but whether their fear…

ByBatya Ungar-Sargon 19 minRead time

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Dec 2015

Justice

Heavy Burdens and Unfair Fights in Immigration Courts

Far from the debate over immigration on the campaign trail, the reality of U.S. policy plays out in immigration courthouses, where lawyers can be hard to come by, detention without…

ByBatya Ungar-Sargon 16 minRead time

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Dec 2015

Justice

Immigrants’ Fates Depend on Access to Lawyers

Statistics show the whether or not an immigrant is detained during their case, and whether or not they have a lawyer, have enormous bearing on outcomes in immigration court. New…

ByBatya Ungar-Sargon 19 minRead time

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Dec 2015

Justice

Immigration Court Crisis Weighs on Lawyers, Families

The courtrooms where immigration justice plays out in and near New York City are where overtaxed lawyers, desperate families and shackled inmates bear the human weight of a broken system.

ByBatya Ungar-Sargon 22 minRead time

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Nov 2015

Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

In Mayor’s Fight Against Inequality, NYCHA Chair Faces Toughest Battle

In Bill de Blasio’s effort to create a more equal city, the housing authority—a successful Big Government program that now faces existential threats—is the ultimate test flight. And Shola Olatoye…

ByBatya Ungar-Sargon 26 minRead time

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Nov 2015

Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

Bronx Progressive Sees Pragmatism in Controversial NYCHA Moves

Initiatives to develop mixed-income housing on NYCHA land and move a substantial number of apartments from public housing to other programs have some advocates concerned. But they have Ritchie Torres’s…

ByBatya Ungar-Sargon 27 minRead time

Batya Ungar-Sargon

Do New York City’s Calorie Counts Actually Make Us Eat Better?

Have City Subsidies to Supermarkets Made NYC Healthier?

Amid NYC Restaurant Boom, are Chefs of Color Getting Their Share?

Those Seeking Better Life, Agency Pledged to Detect Fraud Clash in Immigration Court

Asylum Hearings Decide Whose Danger Makes Them Deserving

Heavy Burdens and Unfair Fights in Immigration Courts

Immigrants’ Fates Depend on Access to Lawyers

Immigration Court Crisis Weighs on Lawyers, Families

In Mayor’s Fight Against Inequality, NYCHA Chair Faces Toughest Battle

Bronx Progressive Sees Pragmatism in Controversial NYCHA Moves

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