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‘At HRA, under what is ostensibly one of the most progressive administrations in the nation, people who are poor are simply not treated with the dignity, humanity, and respect they…

ByScott Wagner 0Comments

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Sep 2018

Economy Housing and Homelessness

A Microcosm of the City, in Desperate Need of More Transit

Household income is rising, but so is the poverty rate, on Staten Island’s North Shore, where a lack of jobs and a dearth of transportation options appear to go hand…

ByJarrett Murphy 1Comment

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Sep 2018

Uncategorized

Work, Drama, Love and Struggle: A Day in the Life of the Aging Bronx

A team of students from the Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY spent a day talking to senior citizens in the Bronx, where—as in the rest of the city—a…

ByCUNY Street News Team 1Comment

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Aug 2018

Economy In Depth

De Blasio Credited With Reducing Barriers to Nutrition Assistance

But the number of SNAP participants in the city keeps falling. That could reflect good news about the economy, the impact of federal benefit cuts or the persistence at the…

ByJonelle Carrera 4Comments

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Jun 2018

Economy In Depth

Launched by Bloomberg, City’s Anti-Poverty Lab Works Quietly Under de Blasio

The Center for Economic Opportunity was the high-profile heart of an anti-poverty push that earned Mayor Bloomberg many plaudits and some flak. The initiative lives on under his successor.

ByJonelle Carrera 3Comments

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Jun 2018

Opinion

CityViews: Myths About Public Benefits Plague Debate in D.C.

‘Narratives about those receiving public benefits depict them as scammers living large off the hard work of tax-paying Americans. This is far from the truth.’ Watch a video op-ed.

ByHelen Strom 0Comments

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Jun 2018

Economy

U.S. Quit U.N. Body Ahead of Discussion of American Inequality

The Trump administration withdrew the United States from the United Nation’s Human Rights Council on Tuesday, citing the body’s frequent criticism of Israel for its treatment of the Palestinians. But…

ByJarrett Murphy 1Comment

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Jun 2018

Opinion

CityViews: As Mayor & Council Clash Over Fares, CUNY MetroCards Offer a Compromise

The Council backs a $212 million proposal for half-price MetroCards for poor families. Mayor de Blasio balks at the price-tag. Why not compromise on free transit for low-income community college…

ByTom Hilliard 3Comments

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May 2018

Economy

Study Reveals Stark Income Disparities and Widespread Stress in Northern Manhattan

Income is up and poverty is down in Central Harlem, West Harlem and Washington Heights. But those neighborhood-wide numbers don’t capture what different segments of each community are experiencing.

ByJarrett Murphy 1Comment

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Nov 2017

Housing and Homelessness