Maps and data show South Brooklyn to be vulnerable to storm surges and challenged by poverty, the legacy of racism and more. What maps don’t show is how residents are…
A city program of tax and zoning incentives for new or revamped supermarkets has provided shoppers in several neighborhoods with more options, although its impact on health outcomes is unclear…
Democrats avoid talking about poverty. Republicans back policies premised on outdated ideas about the poor. And the media doesn’t take either side to task.
The plastic bag industry and their supporters have increasingly used poor people as their last line of defense. When the poor aren’t being blamed for all of our society’s problem…
New York charted a new path to energy efficiency, using “on-bill financing” so low-income homeowners could get retrofits they couldn’t afford up front. But utility companies, lenders and ratings companies…
The fight over the Kingsbridge Armory, above, ended in a great victory for the Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition. But it also forced a rethink over strategy, and a…
The projects supported by a new philanthropic fund composed of major foundations and big financial players don’t look shiny, new or glamorously innovative. They do, however, appear to work.
Some say public schools have failed the poor. Others believe poverty is an obstacle that education alone can’t tackle. A new research center seeks to shape NYC’s education policy to…
