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Economy

There is a Wide, Wide Field in the Race for Comptroller

By Jarrett Murphy | 6 hours ago

Yes, there are four elected officials in the race to be the city’s No. 3 official. But Michelle Caruso-Cabrera, Zach Iscol, Terri Liftin and Reshma Patel are likely to be on the ballot, too.

Opinion: Protect NYC’s Small Businesses By Supporting Street Vendors and Brick-and-Mortars Together

Latinos y el paquete económico que negocia el presidente Biden

Proof-of-Work Requirements May Keep Eligible Immigrant Workers From Vaccines, Advocates Worry

Shuttered stores

What's the Economy, Stupid? A Video Breakdown of a Top 2021 Issue

street vendors in the bronx
NYC Council

Opinion: City’s Plan to Expand Street Vendor Permits Must Protect Our Brick-and-Mortars, Too

By Wilma Alonso | February 4, 2021

‘To be clear, we support the food vendor community and their place in our neighborhoods. The food is as delicious and diverse as the city itself. But reform on what’s historically been an underground market cannot come at the expense of our brick-and-mortars.’

COVID-19
Yak-Closed

Epidemic Effect: New York’s First Nepali Restaurant Temporarily Closed, as Others Struggle

By Kishor Panthi for Khasokhas Weekly | February 4, 2021

Several of the Nepali businesses in and around Jackson Heights are closed or only party operational.

COVID-19

Queens Beauty Salons Facing Steep Crisis Due To Coronavirus

By Luz Karine Vargas for Queens Latino | February 3, 2021

Undoubtedly, the industry is one of the sectors hit hardest by the pandemic.

Voices of New York
chinatown store

Longtime Chinatown Store Battered by COVID-19 Rumor

By Chen Zhang for World Journal | February 2, 2021

A single positive test and a precautionary disinfection triggered a social-media storm that threatens a long-standing retailer.

pension funds

Cops and Firefighters Aren’t Sold on Fossil-Fuel Divestment

By Jarrett Murphy | February 1, 2021

The two pension funds, which comprise about $63 billion in assets, don’t seem likely to follow the other retirement plans in abandoning oil and gas holdings.

Economía

Lo que necesita saber: sobre el ingreso del trabajo y del crédito tributario o EITC por sus siglas en inglés

By Daniel Parra | January 29, 2021

El ingreso del trabajo y del crédito tributario o EITC es uno de los programas de reducción de la pobreza más grandes en el país.

Biden

What a Biden Administration Will Mean for New York

By Jarrett Murphy | January 21, 2021

A leading State Senator and a top City Hall aide say the Empire State and the Big Apple need shots in the arm from the feds—literally and figuratively.

Election 2021

Give Scott Stringer This: He Has Proposed a Hell of a Lot of Policies

By Jarrett Murphy | January 19, 2021

The comptroller has issued policy recommendations of dozens of areas of city life, from parks to pregnancy, and veterans to venture capital. How will that translate to a campaign—or a mayoralty?

New York City
Mutual aid rider in the Bronx

Looking Back at NYC in 2020: The Year in Photos

By Jeanmarie Evelly | December 31, 2020

A look back at New York City scenes from 2020, a year largely defined by a global pandemic and its accompanying economic fallout.

workforce

Opinion: How City Nonprofits Can Diversify Their Workforce and Leadership Teams

By Jeremy Kohomban, Alastair Short and Deborah Finley-Troup | December 30, 2020

We made the change by changing our culture—and how we worked—to intentionally identify, mentor, network, promote and hire individuals that improved our outcomes and enhanced the organization’s diversity.

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