Three years ago, City Limits wrote about a bit of legal minutiae involved in a plan to redevelop Willets Point in Queens. A state appeals court now says that language…
City food programs are expanding to address food insecurity among older New Yorkers. But some advocates want a more fundamental fix: A new, public retirement savings program to give seniors…
Amid the debates about how the minimum wage or better schools might reduce poverty are a million New Yorkers who are largely beyond the reach of those policies. And one…
It’s easy to blame globalization and technology for the proliferation of low-wage jobs. But what about the executives, stockholders, taxpayers and consumers who benefit from them?
A rise in welfare rolls by 13,000 generates heated headlines. Meanwhile, the reality of 1.6 million New Yorkers in poverty triggers a new policy prescription.
The number of job openings, hirings, firings, layoffs and quits can hint at how employers and workers are feeling about the economy. And those sentiments can, in turn, shape consumer…
