Soup kitchens and pantries will get surplus food the feds bought to help farmers hurt by the presidents tariffs. But other federal food policies, like cuts to SNAP, continue to hurt the hungry.
Andrew Cuomo
We’ve Got Issues: Candidates for Governor on the Economy
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While Andrew Cuomo’s economic record and rhetoric are complicated, Republican challenger Marcus Molinaro largely proposes a familiar menu of tax cuts, regulatory rollbacks and spending restrictions.
Election Watch 2018
To Divest or Dig In: Candidates Spar Over Where to Park Pension Billions Amid Climate Threats
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The race for comptroller has been a largely quiet affair, but as sole trustee for the state’s $209 billion pension fund, the winner will have to decide whether investing in fossil-fuel companies is still morally acceptable or financially wise.
City Council
Doubts About Breadth of Small Business Rent Bill Emerge at Council Hearing
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Speaker Corey Johnson took issue with the de Blasio administration’s lack of action to address the problem of commercial vacancies. But he also faulted Small Business Jobs Survival Act supporters for resisting changes to the bill.
City Council
Council Weights Commercial Rent Regs 3 Decades After First Attempt
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Over the decades, supporters of the bill have faced questions about its legality and economic impact, and it has generated strong opposition from the real-estate lobby.
City’s Proposed Minimum Pay Rate for Ride-Hailing Drivers Still Too Low, Advocates Say
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Driver advocacy groups say the city’s proposed pay rate is still too low because it underestimates how much for-hire vehicle drivers have to shell out for operating expenses.
ECONOMY
A Microcosm of the City, in Desperate Need of More Transit
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Household income is rising, but so is the poverty rate, on Staten Island’s North Shore, where a lack of jobs and a dearth of transportation options appear to go hand in hand.
CityPlate
City’s Milk Buying Could Help Farmers in Crisis and Workers in Need
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Farmworkers n New York State encounter dangers and mistreatment on the job. Upstate dairy farmers face unprecedented pressures, with some turning to suicide. And New York City buys a lot of milk.
sports
The U.S. Open is Over. Did Queens Benefit?
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‘Undoubtedly, the U.S Open is positive for the city. We just wish the USTA was as involved in promoting the vibrancy of our communities as we believe they should be.’
ECONOMY
De Blasio Credited With Reducing Barriers to Nutrition Assistance
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But the number of SNAP participants in the city keeps falling. That could reflect good news about the economy, the impact of federal benefit cuts or the persistence at the city level of obstacles to families getting the help they need.
bloomberg
Launched by Bloomberg, City’s Anti-Poverty Lab Works Quietly Under de Blasio
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The Center for Economic Opportunity was the high-profile heart of an anti-poverty push that earned Mayor Bloomberg many plaudits and some flak. The initiative lives on under his successor.