The report reveal disparities by gender and race, with women and people of color having higher levels of debt and facing more challenges in repaying it.
Citywide
Advocates Seek 11th-Hour Reversal of Adult Literacy Cuts, As Providers See Increased Demand
Daniel Parra |
Days before New York City’s final budget for the next fiscal year is due, both advocates and City Council members are urging that funding be maintained to reach a similar number of students served in the fiscal year that is about to end on July 1.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Investing in Future New Yorkers With ‘Baby Bonds’
Ben Guttmann |
“With investments starting at just $1,000 per newborn, the next generation of New Yorkers will be better prepared to thrive.”
Citywide
City Council Passes Bills to Survey Migrants’ Health Needs and Work Obstacles
Daniel Parra |
“We must accumulate data to understand how the city has supported work permit applications, entrepreneurship, workforce development initiatives, and access to health care in order to identify the gaps in our efforts,” said the bill’s sponsor, Councilwoman Carlina Rivera.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: New Yorkers Most in Need Were Left Behind By State Budget
Dominique C. Atchison |
“Once again, the needs of the poor have been especially shut out of the state’s moral conscience, with our government refusing to include an increase to cash assistance grants in the budget.”
ARTS and CULTURE
Opinion: Why NYC Needs a Five-Borough Cultural Festival
Eli Dvorkin and Winston Fisher |
“Creating a citywide cultural festival of global proportions would give locals and visitors a powerful new reason to explore the five boroughs each year, while sharpening the city’s creative edge amid an increasingly packed international calendar of must-do experiences.”
Boroughs
Opinion: Proposed Vending Bill Would Hamper City’s Sidewalks
Erin Piscopink and Robert J. Benfatto |
“Vending is a commercial enterprise that creates private income. Sidewalks are for all of us, and until now the city has sought to ensure that all those items that encroach on pedestrian space constitute a public service, such as parking meters, trees, and fire hydrants.”
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: It’s Well Past Time for New York City to Get the Right Stuff Done
Harvey Robins |
“The city is becoming increasingly harsh for the very constituency the mayor claims to care about: the underserved in the forgotten outreaches of the city’s neighborhoods.”
Economy
Presupuesto estatal incluye crédito tributario por hijos, pero defensores advierten oportunidad perdida para combatir pobreza
Daniel Parra |
Las familias serán elegibles para un pago suplementario este otoño si recibieron el Empire State Child Credit cuando presentaron sus declaraciones de impuestos de 2023. Sin embargo, los expertos dicen que la fórmula utilizada para calcular los pagos no es equitativa y excluye a las familias de ingresos más bajos de obtener el crédito máximo.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: NYC Can Give the Perfect Gift This Mother’s Day—Investing in Universal Child Care
Talya Wolf |
“It is easy to see how mothers are affected by the prohibitively expensive costs of child care, but perhaps less so to understand it as a communal crisis.”
Economy
While State Budget Boosts Child Tax Credit, Advocates See Missed Opportunity to Combat Poverty
Daniel Parra |
Families will be eligible for a supplemental payment this fall if they received the Empire State Child Credit when they filed 2023 tax returns. However, experts say the formula used to calculate payments is inequitable and excludes the lowest-income families from the maximum credit.