Neil deMause, Author at City Limits

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Walter Greene worked for a living. Then the work disappeared. Now, like thousands of other low-income New Yorkers, he navigates homeless shelter rules and the welfare bureaucracy.

ByNeil deMause 19 minRead time

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Jul 2011

Economy In Depth

Even Entrepreneurs Need Food Stamps

Tanya Fields is a college graduate starting her own business. She’s also a welfare recipient trying to keep benefits in place until she can support herself. Can she do it…

ByNeil deMause 35 minRead time

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Jul 2011

Economy Government

The Poor Have Numbers. Do They Count?

The number of low-income New Yorkers is a matter of statistics. Answering deeper questions about poverty demands drilling down deep into the lives of individual people, a few of whose…

ByNeil deMause 9 minRead time

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Feb 2011

Economy Government In Depth

Living Wage Law The Next Council Battleground?

Following the defeat of paid sick leave, unions and business group prepare to face off over tying wages to city development subsidies.

ByNeil deMause 14 minRead time

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Jan 2011

Economy Government Investigations

Documents Reveal Gaps In City Welfare Data

The city is proud that it kept cash assistance rolls at record lows despite the recession. But it can’t answer many questions about who’s applying for welfare—and what happens to…

ByNeil deMause 17 minRead time

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Dec 2010

Economy Government

Diagnosing A Defeat: Why The Sick Leave Bill Failed

A measure to ensure all workers have paid sick leave had enough votes to pass the City Council. So why did Speaker Quinn kill it?

ByNeil deMause 21 minRead time

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Nov 2010

Government Housing and Homelessness

Can a Year-Round Coney Island Succeed?

After seven years of legal wrangling, hundreds of millions of dollars in city expense, and the eviction of many of Coney Island’s historic amusement operators, the island is still seasonal.

ByNeil deMause 18 minRead time

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Oct 2010

Government

Cuomo, Paladino & Remedies For Our Ailing Economy

If the seven-member comedy act that was the October 18 gubernatorial debate can be said to have had a serious message, it was likely this: It’s the jobs, stupid.

ByNeil deMause 9 minRead time

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Oct 2010

Economy In Depth Investigations

Medical Mystery: Why A Booming Health Sector Pays Low Wages

Home health aides are seeing some of the best growth of any sector in New York. But the growing demand for their services hasn’t improved wages that leave many in…

ByNeil deMause 10 minRead time

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Sep 2010

Economy Government Investigations

Years Pass, But Question Remains: Is NYC Denying Welfare?

The benefits rolls are far smaller and the mayor is quite different, but the debate over welfare in New York still revolves around whether eligible applicants are being turned away.

ByNeil deMause 12 minRead time

Neil deMause

From Blue-Collar to the Welfare Line