Economy
Fact Checking The State Of The City
Jarrett Murphy |
Mayor Bloomberg’s annual address promised modest new initiatives and claimed major successes over the past year and his whole tenure.
Economy
The Strip
Melanie Lefkowitz |
“If you’re the manager of a chain, a clean sidewalk doesn’t change the numbers on the register.”
Government
For White Marijuana Users, Odds Of Arrest Low
Albert Samaha |
While police crackdown on drug deals in mostly minority neighborhoods, the drug trade among whites in New York City operates with relative impunity.
Economy
Small Businesses On The Edge In Bay Ridge
Melanie Lefkowitz |
In an excerpt from the City Limits magazine investigation of small businesses in New York, a look at the holdouts along increasingly chain-ganged 86th Street.
Education
A 'D' For Details: Should The City Release Teachers' Ratings?
Helen Zelon |
As a businesswoman prepares to take over the city’s schools, New York’s teacher rating system—itself borrowed from the business world—stirs controversy.
Charles Schumer
Immigrant Youth Get Politically Active, Spurred By Proposed Law
Kristofer Rios |
Even as speculation mounts that Democrats will retrench in the face of historic Republican gains in the House, some immigrant youth plan to continue demanding greater rights.
Economy
The Holdouts
Melanie Lefkowitz |
“If it doesn’t start doing something soon, I’m going to be out of business after 26 years.”
News
From Africa To New York, The Perils and Rewards of Immigration
Amy Berryhill |
When you are swimming in the river … you get to the middle … and you cannot go back and you cannot go forward. That is how I see an immigrant. — Ramatu Ahmed, African Community Organizer
ARTS and CULTURE
Hasidic Rapper Promotes Racial Harmony In Crown Heights
Chris Giblin |
DeScribe is not the world’s first or most famous Hassidic rapper, but he is looking to obtain a higher level of recognition for his positive sound.
Bronx
Immigrant Unemployment Lower Than Natives' In NYC
Lauren Raheja |
A report released Monday found that during the recession immigrants experienced lower rates of unemployment than U.S. natives.
