pension funds
Cops and Firefighters Aren’t Sold on Fossil-Fuel Divestment
Jarrett Murphy |
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
Daniel Parra |
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
Jarrett Murphy |
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
Jarrett Murphy |
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
Looking Back at NYC in 2020: The Year in Photos
Jeanmarie Evelly |
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
Jeremy Kohomban, Alastair Short and Deborah Finley-Troup |
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.
2020
10 Stories from 2020 NYC Shouldn’t Forget
Jarrett Murphy |
There was more than COVID to the year of COVID: Housing construction, Industry City, access to welfare, resiliency planning, NYCHA and policing were among the big policy stories that shaped 2020 and will echo into the new year.
Economy
Opinion: How We Can Rebuild NYC’s Hospitality and Retail Industries
Sharon Sewell-Fairman |
To ensure a stable recovery, the hospitality and retail sectors—which historically employ high numbers of people of color, young adults, immigrants and entry-level workers—must find creative solutions to rebuild their workforces.
Economía
Análisis: los niños de Nueva York son los más afectados por la pérdida económica de la pandemia
Nicole Javorsky |
‘Básicamente, lo que esto nos dice es que las dificultades están muy extendidas en la ciudad de Nueva York, pero son muy sentidas por las personas que menos pueden permitirse perder ingresos.’
ARTS and CULTURE
NYC’s Latin American Indigenous Communities Demand Protection
Edwin Martínez for El Diario |
A lack of translation services has complicated access to healthcare and financial aid for the many thousands of Latin American people who speak neither English nor Spanish.
