As the demand for hazard pay grows, so has the uncertainty about who will pay for it.
Brooklyn
Businesses Begin to Reopen in Sunset Park’s Chinatown
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On a recent weekday, the scene on Eighth Avenue was reminiscent of the hustle and bustle before the pandemic. Between 60th and 56th streets about half the shops had reopened, with fresh fruit and vegetable vendors pitching their wares to customers, World Journal reports.
Economy
La mitad de los latinos vive en la ciudad y la otra se ha ido al área metropolitana de Nueva York
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Esta tendencia se puede explicar teniendo en cuenta múltiples factores. ‘Esto es parte de la experiencia del inmigrante en Nueva York. Le pasó a los italianos y a los irlandeses.’
Coronavirus
Job Seekers Meet Obstacles and Opportunities Amid COVID-19
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Those who are actively looking for work face a new reality: While certain industries continue to hire in numbers, those positions available tend to be public-facing roles.
Economy
It’s Worse Than You Think Out There. Maybe Bad Enough for NYC to Borrow to Pay the Bills.
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The COVID-19 fiscal crisis has changed much about life in the city. Might it also weaken the prohibition against IOUs?
‘Worse Than 9/11’: Coronavirus Crisis Feels like Final Blow for Yellow Cab Drivers
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“There are no tourists. We are living through a period worse than 9/11. Two or three hours can pass before anyone gets into the cab. People would rather walk because they feel that being locked inside a taxi is a risk,” one driver told El Diario.
Budget
In Fight to Save Summer Youth Employment, Advocates Push City to Let Teens Work Remotely
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Youth advocates and SYEP participants say cancelling the program this summer will be a financial hit to low-income youth who rely on those jobs.
Chinese restaurants
Chinese Community Group Offers Aid & Lodging to Restaurant Workers Laid Off in Pandemic
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Many immigrants from China’s Fujian work at takeout restaurants outside of New York, which often provide free food and lodging to employees as an industry standard. As the restaurants close down, many workers have become homeless.
Brooklyn
NY’s Polish Business Owners Fight to Survive in COVID-19 ‘Ghost Town’
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‘The city has practically turned into a ghost town. It is hard to say how long we will be able to function like that. I don’t even want to think now about closing down and firing workers. They are struggling too,’ the owner of Cracovia Deli in Boro Park told Biały Orzeł.
Coronavirus
WageWorks, MTA Dispute Over Refunds for Unused Pre-Paid Commuter Benefits
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The MTA’s website says it does not provide refunds for MetroCards ‘while the transit system continues to operate’ and is unable to resolve issues with ‘pre-tax MetroCards you received through programs like WageWorks.’
Coronavirus
City’s COVID-19 Job Shock Could Be Worse Than Official Estimates
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Has the city already lost more than a million jobs?