Immigrant workers who send money to support their families contribute mightily to their home countries’ economies. But high fees and other obstacles erode the impact this cash could have.
Hundreds gathered around City Hall on Tuesday to argue that Mayor Bloomberg’s proposed budget cuts don’t add up—because there’s already ample money in the city’s coffers to close this year’s…
The state released new statistics on high school graduation rates. New York City’s improved once again, but a new measure of college readiness suggests huge challenges remain.
While statisticians wrestle over whether the decennial count accurately captured New York’s population, CUNY journalism students looked inside the numbers for stories of ethnic change in places like Ridgewood, Queens.
After being detained by federal border agents, Leticia, 15, faced having to navigate the immigration system—where there is no right to government-appointed counsel—alone. A pro bono attorney stepped up for…
State leaders are edging toward a deal to preserve rent regulations. But advocates who’d hoped not just to save the laws but to strengthen them wonder what the final deal…
A new report finds that the 421-a tax exemption cost the city nearly $755 million last year and has produced a mere 5,700 units of affordable housing over its quarter-century…
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