He’s a karate instructor, founder of a local newspaper and a neighborhood organizer. If Joe Lopez can’t solve your problem, he’ll adopt a profession that can.
When Browning Ferris Industries closed its South Bronx medical waste incinerator in June 1997, locals celebrated their victory. But the party may have been premature.
Homeless shelter residents are being asked to work in their lodgings, some earning 63 cents an hour at janitorial jobs that prevent them from finding real work–or independence.