Economy Archives - Page 95 of 128 - City Limits

Skip to content Skip to sidebar Skip to footer

Economy

City Hall Reacts to Jump in Poverty Numbers

After the Census Bureau reported a sharp rise in New York City’s poverty rate, the Bloomberg administration put a positive spin on New York’s performance relative to the rest of…

Economy In Depth

The Cheerios Index: Do the Poor Pay More for Food?

Poverty is on the rise. What does that mean at the supermarket?

At Brooklyn Pantries & Kitchens, New Need is Getting Old

On one Tuesday in September, visits to 12 food pantries and soup kitchens in Brooklyn found unique stories of why clients came, and similar reports from operators of rising…

Williamsburg: 'Never say you won't drink the dirty water.'

Lunchtime, Tuesday, September 13, 2011 at Most Holy Trinity.

Prospect Heights: 'If you come late, they'll let you stay.'

Lunchtime, Tuesday, September 13, 2011 at Hope City Empowerment Center.

Sheepshead Bay: 'It's painful and it's embarrassing, you know?'

Lunchtime, Tuesday, September 13, 2011 at Hannah’s Kosher Shabbat.

Bed-Stuy: 'We know the importance in recognizing the dignity of the people.'

Lunchtime, Tuesday, September 13, 2011 at Bread and Life.

Economy In Depth

Crown Heights: 'For two weeks last month, we didn't have any food at all.'

Lunchtime, Tuesday, September 13, 2011 at the First Mary Magdalene Temple and Seventh Day Pentecostal Church.

Bushwick: 'I see a lot of older people come now.'

Lunchtime, Tuesday, September 13, 2011 at the Salvation Army.

Midwood: 'They can come into a store that's neat and feel good about it.'

Lunchtime, Tuesday, September 13, 2011 at B’nai Raphael Chesed.