A Commonwealth Fund survey of 18,000 older residents across 10 different countries found that American seniors were more likely to have depleted their savings, lost income and gone without vital medical care during the pandemic.
Economy
NYC Enforcement Against Street Vendors Picks Up Again After Pandemic Lull
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Since June, the city’s Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP), which took over inspecting duties from the police this year, has conducted 1,508 street vending inspections and issued 424 tickets, slightly surpassing NYPD’s three-month average number of civil citations prior to the pandemic.
Health and Environment
Ida Highlights Plight of Delivery Workers During Extreme Rain
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Workers who deliver food—who’ve faced a number of job-related risks throughout the pandemic, and who are often immigrants—must also contend with the challenges of increasingly extreme weather events.
covid-19 relief funds
Tax Preparers Charge Up to $600 To Send Applications for the Excluded Workers Fund
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Tax preparers are taking advantage of The Excluded Workers Fund to charge immigrants for preparing applications, a service nonprofits offer for free.
Opinion
Opinion: What Real Marijuana Justice Could Look in East New York, Brooklyn
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‘In other states that have established a legal marijuana market, large corporations with significant capital make up the bulk of the market share while BIPOC communities have seen little, if any, economic benefit from legalization. New York can create a more racially and economically equitable path.’
covid relief aid
NY’s Excluded Workers Fund Excludes Many It Was Supposed to Help, Advocates Say
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The lack of required documentation among the undocumented population seems to be the biggest barrier to applying to New York’s Excluded Workers Fund, a relief fund designed to include these workers.
housing
Hochul Pledges to Speed Up Rent Relief, as $115 Million Contractor Struggles to Hit Benchmarks
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The contract granted to outside firm Guidehouse to administer the beleaguered program has begun to attract scrutiny from lawmakers and good government groups, who have also questioned the hiring of a top Cuomo advisor for a high-level position at the company.
Government
New York City’s Sexual Harassment Laws, Explained
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Andrew Cuomo resigned in the wake of harassment allegations, and new Gov. Kathy Hochul has vowed to overhaul Albany’s policies. What protections exist for New York City workers?
COVID-19
Fondo de Trabajadores Excluidos de Nueva York excluye a muchos de los que debía ayudar
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Algunos problemas técnicos pero sobre todo la falta de documentación de la población indocumentada parece ser la barrera más grande para aplicar al fondo para trabajadores excluidos de Nueva York, un fondo de ayuda diseñado para incluir a esta población.
housing
End of Eviction Freeze Could Mean Big Business for NYC’s Marshals
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Two years ago, before COVID-19 arrived, New York City’s 35 then-marshals collectively took home almost $14 million in net income. But like various industries, much of the marshals’ livelihood ground to a halt in March 2020.
housing
Opinion: A Truly Equitable SoHo/NoHo Rezoning Should Focus on More Housing, Not Office Space
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The need for new housing, especially affordable, in these high-opportunity neighborhoods is much more acute than the need for more commercial space.