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Diabetes and assaults, HIV and asthma, sicken or kill people in low-income areas at higher rates. Often, it isn’t that there’s no method or money to address the problem –…

ByJanaki Chadha

ByRuth Ford 6Comments

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Jan 2017

Health In Depth Investigations

A Sense of Urgency About Health Disparities in the Trump Era

The question isn’t whether economic alienation and housing pressure are as risky to health as smoking or poor diet. It’s whether the political will is there to do something about…

ByRuth Ford 0Comments

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Dec 2016

Economy Health

Volatile Mix of Risks Confronts Kids in City’s Most Vulnerable Neighborhoods

Ranking the city’s community districts according to how many obstacles their children face reveals that many neighborhoods face multiple threats while others show a combination of progress and new perils.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Dec 2016

Government Video

Video: Sizing Up New York City’s 2017 Elections

You might still be reeling from the 2016 national elections, but it’s time to look ahead to the local races for mayor, citywide and borough-level offices and City Council on…

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Nov 2016

Economy

How Far is Your NYC Neighborhood from Economic Opportunity?

A yearly survey looks at housing, income, commuting and more to gauge which city communities need the most help to give their residents a fair shot.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Oct 2016

Uncategorized

Researchers Ask: Do Life Crises Create Poverty, or Vice Versa?

New data from the Robin Hood Foundation suggest an interesting relationship between emergencies like divorce, illness or arrest and the widespread phenomenon of intermittent poverty in New York City.

ByJarrett Murphy 1Comment

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Aug 2016

Opinion

Building Justice: New York City’s Separate and Unequal Neighborhoods

Ethnic concentration is not inherently harmful, but segregation can affect individual outcomes by constraining residential options and shaping the resources and services available in the neighborhoods in which different groups…

ByIngrid Gould Ellen 1Comment

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Jul 2016

Uncategorized

CityViews: Conventions Lend Visibility to Marginalized Blacks and Whites. Is That Enough?

For blacks marginalized by racism and whites wounded by economic isolation, being invisible is a problem. But as the party conventions and other recent events illustrate, being seen can…

ByKimberly Westcott 0Comments

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Jun 2016

In Depth Video

Video: Does Art Matter to a Community Under Threat?

East New York has long faced problems like poverty, disinvestment and crime. Now its worries concern gentrification and displacement. In a neighborhood confronting so many different risks, what role can…

ByMelissa Rose Cooper 1Comment

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Jun 2016

NYCHA Podcasts

Max & Murphy on Housing: NYCHA Chief Talks Nuts, Bolts and Boldness

Gotham Gazette and City Limits break down NYCHA chairwoman Shola Olatoye’s remarks this week about NextGen NYCHA, maintenance hours and whether public housing is aiding or arresting mobility.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

What Drives NYC’s Health Disparities?

A Sense of Urgency About Health Disparities in the Trump Era

Volatile Mix of Risks Confronts Kids in City’s Most Vulnerable Neighborhoods

Video: Sizing Up New York City’s 2017 Elections

How Far is Your NYC Neighborhood from Economic Opportunity?

Researchers Ask: Do Life Crises Create Poverty, or Vice Versa?

Building Justice: New York City’s Separate and Unequal Neighborhoods

CityViews: Conventions Lend Visibility to Marginalized Blacks and Whites. Is That Enough?

Video: Does Art Matter to a Community Under Threat?

Max & Murphy on Housing: NYCHA Chief Talks Nuts, Bolts and Boldness

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