Housing and Homelessness
3 Reasons New Yorkers Ignore The Census
Kelly Virella |
Many New Yorkers who haven’t returned their census forms fear that doing so could cost them their apartments
Bronx
Test Fuels Anxiety—And An Industry
Farah Akbar |
In Jackson Heights, the city’s high school entrance exam means high pressure for immigrant students, and business for private test-prep centers.
Justice
Homage For A Working Class Hero
Curtis Stephen |
Mervyn E. Simon was not a politician, nor was he ever an officially recognized activist, but he showed that one person can impact a community-at-large, by helping others one at a time.
Economy
The Search for the Smoking Gun
Jarrett Murphy |
During four decades of debate over the causes of black-male joblessness and unemployment, there have been two broad schools of thought. There were those who blamed the problem on the way the economy works, especially its racial contours and barriers, and those who attributed it to the way black men behave, to their culture.According to New York University political science professor Lawrence Mead, black joblessness is about a failure of low-skill black men to choose to work or live up to their employers’ standards when they do get jobs. “The immediate problem is work discipline, a willingness to cooperate, to be a reliable employee,” says Mead. “It’s collective psychology. It’s attitudes, and this is characteristic of poverty, where people want to work in principle.
Bronx
Battle Plan Vs. Illegal Housing
Kalyn Belsha |
After recent city and state attempts to curtail underground housing, advocates are calling for long-term solutions.
Justice
Coalition Battles Gov's Cuts
Helen Zelon |
Business leaders and immigrant advocates have joined forces to resist cuts to English classes for New York’s new arrivals.
Economy
Hello, Mr. Elephant!
Jarrett Murphy |
Some tiptoe around the subject, but the connection between black worker status and immigration deserves to be faced.
Justice
Help For Immigrant Youth
Abigail Kramer |
A green card is one of many benefits open to undocumented immigrant kids in foster care if only authorities would apply for them.
ARTS and CULTURE
Immigrants Reach New Heights
Curtis Stephen |
With city and state turmoil shaking up political alignments, some see a new opening for growing ethnic groups to claim power.
Health and Environment
Latinos in NYC Embrace Census
Kalyn Belsha |
Rather than play a high-stakes game around the U.S. Census in March, immigration activists in New York are poised to play a crucial role in the federal debate on immigration law reform.
