Economy
Can Job Training Reduce Unemployment?
Neil deMause |
Governments are pouring money into job skills programs as a way of combating poverty. But what jobs are participants being prepared for?
CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
The Lower Unemployment Rate: Getting Jobs, Or Giving Up?
Neil deMause |
A closer look at the national labor-market figures released last week suggest that the modest fall in the unemployment rate has more to do with people leaving the labor force than folks finding jobs.
Bronx
Coney Baloney: DiNapoli's Report Obscures Brooklyn Beachfront's Rollercoaster Economy
Neil deMause |
Job growth is soaring in Coney Island, says a new report. That was news to anyone who’s actually been to Coney Island lately.
Economy
Report: Young NYers Face Higher Barriers To Public Assistance
Neil deMause |
A study of low-income New Yorkers under the age of 24 indicates they have trouble getting welfare benefits to which they are entitled. City officials say the report—and others that raised similar questions—suffers from poor methodology.
CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
Remember Poverty? Anyone? Anyone?
Neil deMause |
Watch a video interview with Neil deMause, author of our July issue looking at the complex stories behind alarming statistics on poverty in New York City and the United States.
Economy
For Low-Income Immigrants, Status Complicates Survival
Neil deMause |
C is like many students at Hunter College. She balances work and school, struggles to pay her tuition bill, wonders what the future will hold. Secretly, she also carries the burden of being an undocumented immigrant.
Economy
What Would Help Poor New Yorkers? Take Your Pick
Neil deMause |
Low-income city residents have a long list of suggestions for how to alleviate the causes and consequences of poverty.
Manhattan
Sharon's Homework: Self-Sufficiency
Neil deMause |
After raising a family and burying a husband, Sharon Jones is aiming for a college degree while still looking out for her kids and battling in housing court.
Bronx
One Woman's Plan to Beat Poverty
Neil deMause |
Beverly Davis has a full-time job, a family she supports and a college course to complete. She has plans to become a police officer. Public benefits are essential to her move from low-wage work to economic independence.
Government
From Blue-Collar to the Welfare Line
Neil deMause |
Walter Greene worked for a living. Then the work disappeared. Now, like thousands of other low-income New Yorkers, he navigates homeless shelter rules and the welfare bureaucracy.
