Economy
Hot on the Job: How Should New York Protect Workers From Heat?
CLARIFY News |
Workers, especially people of color and immigrants, are suffering in increasingly hot weather. But some advocates and lawmakers have solutions.
Brooklyn
A Real Estate Trust Bought Dozens of Brooklyn Brownstones. Now It Wants Out.
Patrick Spauster |
A real estate trust bought single-family homes in gentrifying Brooklyn neighborhoods, renovated, and rented them out at a premium. With the trust now looking to offload the assets, tenants are left in an uncertain position, feeling like homeownership is further out of reach than ever.
Citywide
In First Months of Street Vendor Enforcement, Sanitation Seized—Then Donated—32,220 Pounds of Food
Daniel Parra |
Since Sanitation took the street vending enforcement reins, the department has confiscated abandoned or non-compliant material from street vendors in 228 cases, and has donated 32,220 pounds of food and composted another 3,880 pounds.
Economy
New Yorkers See Uneven Improvement in Food Stamp, Cash Assistance Delays
Julia Goldberg and Emma Whitford |
“If you get cash assistance, you are caught up in really significant delays, in a way that you would not be if you were only receiving SNAP,” said Katie Kelleher of the Legal Aid Society, a lead attorney on a federal lawsuit compelling the city to improve its processing times.
Economy
El alto costo de búscar empleo en la ciudad de Nueva York para los solicitantes de asilo
Daniel Parra |
Desesperados por encontrar trabajo, muchos inmigrantes pagan por adelantado a las agencias de empleo, sin saber que está prohibido exigir un pago antes de obtener un empleo.
Economy
The High Cost of the NYC Job Hunt for Asylum Seekers
Daniel Parra |
Desperate to find work, many immigrants pay upfront fees to employment agencies, unaware that requiring payment before a job placement is prohibited.
Economy
City’s Affordable Housing Production Saw a Boost Last Year After Prior Plunge
Jeanmarie Evelly and Emma Whitford |
After dropping the year before, affordable housing production was up again during the 12-month span that ended June 30, officials said Thursday—what advocates say is a welcomed boost but still a far cry from what’s needed as the city struggles to address record-high levels of homelessness.
Economy
World Trade Center Apartments Move Ahead as One-Third Affordable
Emma Whitford |
The 400 income-restricted units at 5WTC, the only residential project planned for the World Trade Center site, mark an increase from prior proposals but fall short of the 100 percent affordability some advocates had sought.
Economy
PÓDCAST: ¿Cuáles son las bases de la demanda contra la ley de inmigración en Florida?
Daniel Parra |
Organizaciones de defensa de los derechos civiles y de los inmigrantes, presentaron una demanda federal en nombre de varios particulares y de la Farmworker Association de Florida contra la nueva ley estatal centrada en inmigración de Florida SB 1718.
Economy
PÓDCAST: ¿Cómo estudiantes indocumentados de la Universidad de California se organizaron para poder trabajar?
Daniel Parra |
Miles de estudiantes indocumentados se gradúan al año en California y desde que un juez federal en 2021 impidió que la administración de Joe Biden incluyera a nuevos beneficiarios del programa de Acción Diferida para los Llegados en la Infancia (DACA por sus siglas en inglés), estos se quedan sin opción de ser protegidos contra la deportación y recibir una autorización para trabajar en el país.
