At Bronx Community College, some students took on candidates’ roles for a debate, and teachers are seeing a mixture of apathy and interest among other voters on campus.
The Bronx went solidly for the Democrat in 2008 and likely will back him by a large margin this year. But according to one Democratic pol, that doesn’t mean people…
At a new committee created just to review a wave of applications for liquor permits, Crown Heights residents and business owners square off in tense negotiations over closing times.
The proliferation of falafel carts and other sidewalk food stands in Bay Ridge might make for tasty lunch options. But people who own brick-and-mortar restaurants say the mobile eateries represent…
After reining in spending during the recession, low-income New Yorkers are again piling on debt—reflecting, in part, a lack of financial savvy that afflicts most consumers, but hurts the poor…
Census data says the city’s poverty rate rose again last year. From the city’s welfare offices to its homeless shelters, the rising need is reflected in more New Yorkers getting…
The Census Bureau reports that the poverty rate has held steady and the number of Americans without health insurance dropped. But median income also fell and income inequality rose.
The Republicans call welfare reform “the most successful anti-poverty policy in memory” and the Democrats claim the stimulus saved 7 million people from poverty. What else do the platforms have…
Amid New York’s post-recession jobs “miracle” are stunning levels of long-term unemployment. Women have been hit hard, and government layoffs might be to blame, says a new report.
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