Economy
Video Shows NYC Pantry’s Work: Should Billionaires Get the Bill?
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A group of lawmakers and their advocacy allies are hoping to change that, with a law that creates a fund for excluded workers and pays for it with a tax on billionaires.
chinatown
Longtime Chinatown Restaurants Close for Good Amid Pandemic
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Eateries like Golden Mandarin Court, Amazing 66 and Hope Shing are shuttering after months of quarantine restrictions and decreased tourism. ‘It’s been four months now. It’s not getting any better,’ one owner said.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Lives Hang in the Balance as Courts Resume In-Person Work
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‘Re-opening the New York City courts to non-emergency, in-person appearances right now is an unnecessary mistake. It is a mistake that will have fatal consequences.’
Voices of New York
Latino Families Near Yankee Stadium Face Economic Devastation
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From street vendors to nearby shops, the largely Latino Bronx neighborhood is feeling the loss of this year’s crowds. “Many people here depend on what goes on before, during and after a game,” one resident says.
Budget
Summer Youth Programs Still Reeling From Funding Cut and Late Reversal
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First the mayor moved to cancel SYEP. Then it was belatedly restored. Providers say the rush to get it up and running has made the summer harder than it needed to be.
Economy
Most Bronx Businesses Hanging On— For Now
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The boroughs BIDs says COVID-19 hasn’t swamped most business. The question is how long they can tread water.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Given Risk of Tech Abuse, Online Learning Must Include Sex Ed
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‘As the city plans for a return to schools, comprehensive sex education for students, with a focus on healthy relationships, needs to be part of those plans.’
Coronavirus
People of Color are Dying at Higher Rates from COVID-19, Despite Class
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A look at death rates in 10 big cities indicates that even when accounting for poverty, race affects the risk of succumbing to the coronavirus.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinión: Una lección del COVID-19 es que los derechos políticos son esenciales en una emergencia de salud
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Necessitamos trabajamos para lograr cambios en políticas públicas que atiendan a las condiciones estructurales de inequidad que generan la prevalencia del contagio por Covid-19 en poblaciones históricamente excluidas, como afrodescendientes, latinas y pueblos originarios.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: After COVID-19, NYC’s Future Depends on Bold Moves
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‘When people say ‘cities come back, they always do,’ or ‘pandemics have happened before and look, our cities remained,’ they ignore a fundamental truth that distinguishes this moment from many others.’