Will New York’s Farmworkers Get Labor Protections in 2019?
Harry DiPrinzio |
With a Democratic-controlled State Senate and Assembly, many advocates are hopeful that this will be the year the Farmworker Fair Labor Practices Act finally passes.
Homepage Featured
What Does the City’s Eviction Data Really Mean?
Sadef Ali Kully |
The number of evictions has dropped again, but some areas were still hit hard.
3-k
Teachers Push De Blasio for Pre-K Pay Equity as New Era for System Approaches
Jarrett Murphy |
The de Blasio administration is moving to consolidate and expand its birth-to-five education programs. Will it take this opportunity to address a yawning gap between what city teachers and their nonprofit counterparts make?
CityPlate: Food Policy in NYC
Why do Some NYC School Kids Still Eat Lunch Before Some of Us Have had Breakfast?
David Brand |
The teacher reminded some restless students to focus during the last 15 minutes before lunch. Standard directions for students feeling antsy before the mid-day meal. Except it was 9:25 a.m.
arrests
Does Less Policing = More Fare Beating on New York City Subways?
Jeanmarie Evelly |
The MTA says turnstile jumping exploded when the NYPD pulled back on subway arrests. But critics doubt the numbers.
equity
The Long-Shot Case for Making NYC Public Transit Free
Jeanmarie Evelly |
It costs money for the subways and buses to collect and process fares. It creates a crime that we have to figure out how to fairly police. And, even with discounted fares, it makes transit an unavoidable cost burden to lower-income people. So why not make it free?
climate change
New York’s Sewer Overflows Could be Contributing to Climate Change
Avery Miles |
Research suggests that pollutants from untreated sewage reduce the capacity of local wetlands to absorb carbon and mitigate the impact of greenhouse gases.
Economy
NY Firms Benefit From Trump’s Military Spending Binge
Esther Shittu |
New York voted against Donald Trump, polls show the president to be deeply unpopular here, and his policies have negatively affected many, like transgender people and immigrants. But the president’s increased military spending has meant bigger contracts and more jobs at some NY defense and supply companies.
Economy
Federal Work Safety Inspectors Have Eased Penalties in NY Under Trump
Trevor Boyer |
According to its own statistics, OSHA is performing slightly more inspections, but finding fewer infractions per visit, issuing fewer violations overall, and, accounting for inflation, issuing smaller penalties.
community engagement
Who’s Advising the City on its New Jails Plan?
Jarrett Murphy |
There’s a Neighborhood Advisory Council in each of the four boroughs where the de Blasio administration plans to build a new jail facility to facilitate the closing of Rikers Island. Here’s what we know about their membership.
