Of the 18 states that ban or strictly regulate payday loans, New York’s is the toughest. But that hasn’t stopped online lenders from finding customers in the Empire State and…
Chapter two of our Family Court investigation focuses on the courtrooms that handle custody and child support, where many people try to navigate complex legal lingo without a lawyer, and…
Once again, they’re rallying in Brooklyn (and elsewhere) against budget reductions from Washington and City Hall. But after years of austerity, advocates say the annual ritual of protests against proposed…
Many in the Occupy Wall Street movement frame their advocacy in religious terms. For one Brooklyn clergyman, that means tension with some churches, and challenges for his own congregation.
‘It hurts the young. It helps too little. It boosts unemployment.’ There are plenty of myths about the minimum wage. The reality is, more and more workers are working at…
A look at recycling rates by community district reveals a broad reduction in how much of Brooklyn’s waste stream gets recycled—and big differences among neighborhoods.
We asked Soviet experts what they thought of the comparisons Mayor Bloomberg has been making between communist wage policy and a local living wage proposal.
More people in New York are getting food stamps, but because the benefits don’t cover a realistic family grocery bill, recipients are still choosing between dinner and rent, a report…
Whether we’re breathing their exhaust or stuck behind one on an exit ramp, most New Yorkers hate trucks. But their complex impact on urban ills—and their key role in the…
A federal Promise Neighborhoods grant in hand, one Brooklyn organization is asking residents how best to address the causes and consequences of poverty in their neighborhood.
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