Economy
Even Entrepreneurs Need Food Stamps
Neil deMause |
Tanya Fields is a college graduate starting her own business. She’s also a welfare recipient trying to keep benefits in place until she can support herself. Can she do it all?
Economy
The Poor Have Numbers. Do They Count?
Neil deMause |
The number of low-income New Yorkers is a matter of statistics. Answering deeper questions about poverty demands drilling down deep into the lives of individual people, a few of whose stories are presented in this month’s issue of City Limits.
Bronx
Living Wage Law The Next Council Battleground?
Neil deMause |
Following the defeat of paid sick leave, unions and business group prepare to face off over tying wages to city development subsidies.
Economy
Documents Reveal Gaps In City Welfare Data
Neil deMause |
The city is proud that it kept cash assistance rolls at record lows despite the recession. But it can’t answer many questions about who’s applying for welfare—and what happens to them when they do.
Economy
Diagnosing A Defeat: Why The Sick Leave Bill Failed
Neil deMause |
A measure to ensure all workers have paid sick leave had enough votes to pass the City Council. So why did Speaker Quinn kill it?
Government
Can a Year-Round Coney Island Succeed?
Neil deMause |
After seven years of legal wrangling, hundreds of millions of dollars in city expense, and the eviction of many of Coney Island’s historic amusement operators, the island is still seasonal.
Government
Cuomo, Paladino & Remedies For Our Ailing Economy
Neil deMause |
If the seven-member comedy act that was the October 18 gubernatorial debate can be said to have had a serious message, it was likely this: It’s the jobs, stupid.
Bronx
Medical Mystery: Why A Booming Health Sector Pays Low Wages
Neil deMause |
Home health aides are seeing some of the best growth of any sector in New York. But the growing demand for their services hasn’t improved wages that leave many in or near poverty.
Economy
Years Pass, But Question Remains: Is NYC Denying Welfare?
Neil deMause |
The benefits rolls are far smaller and the mayor is quite different, but the debate over welfare in New York still revolves around whether eligible applicants are being turned away.
Bronx
Bloomberg Deputy's Legacy, From Yankee Stadium To Hudson Yards
Neil deMause |
Nearly three years after Mayor Bloomberg’s powerful deputy mayor and development czar Dan Doctoroff left City Hall, we check in on some of the major—and controversial—projects launched during his tenure.
