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Research suggests that even people who think calorie counts make them make healthier choices don't end up consuming fewer calories.

Batya Ungar-Sargon

Health and Environment

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

By Batya Ungar-Sargon | May 11, 2016

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.

CityPlate: Food Policy in NYC

Have City Subsidies to Supermarkets Made NYC Healthier?

By Batya Ungar-Sargon | April 5, 2016

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 so far.

Food

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

By Batya Ungar-Sargon | February 25, 2016

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

On the Border of Justice

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

By Batya Ungar-Sargon | December 18, 2015

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 the way.

On the Border of Justice

Asylum Hearings Decide Whose Danger Makes Them Deserving

By Batya Ungar-Sargon | December 18, 2015

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 fits into the framework of U.S. asylum policy.

On the Border of Justice

Heavy Burdens and Unfair Fights in Immigration Courts

By Batya Ungar-Sargon | December 17, 2015

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 a hearing is the norm and the judge you’re assigned can be the difference between deportation or a right to stay.

On the Border of Justice

Immigrants’ Fates Depend on Access to Lawyers

By Batya Ungar-Sargon | December 17, 2015

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 York City is leading an effort to make the system more just.

On the Border of Justice

Immigration Court Crisis Weighs on Lawyers, Families

By Batya Ungar-Sargon | December 17, 2015

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.

Bill de Blasio

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

By Batya Ungar-Sargon | November 20, 2015

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 is its pilot.

Bronx

Bronx Progressive Sees Pragmatism in Controversial NYCHA Moves

By Batya Ungar-Sargon | November 19, 2015

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 support.

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