The Max & Murphy Show
Concerns Remain About School Reopening, Advocate Says
Jarrett Murphy |
‘Delaying school for 10 days without calling for adequate funding so that schools can meet the needs of this moment, it does nothing.’
Mapping the Future
No Longer a ‘Cluster Site,’ But Problems Remain for Tenants
David Brand |
Dead rodents, broken lights and missing smoke detectors are among the issues at one property moved out of the controversial housing program.
COVID-19
Black and Latino Workers Still Seeing Higher Unemployment
Daniel Parra |
The rates have fallen since their May highs, but the gap with Whites remains wide.
COVID-19
Protests in Brooklyn and Across Nation in Face of Eviction Wave
Sadef Ali Kully |
According to a recent National Low Income Housing Coalition report, from 30 to 40 million renters could be at risk of eviction, including a million in New York.
Economy
First Lady Apologizes for MWBE Language Excluding Asians
Rong Xiaoqing for Sing Tao Daily |
Public pronouncements about effort to expand MWBE assistance didn’t mention the 1.2 million-member population group.
Economía
Empleada de lavandería en disputa con su empleador
Daniel Parra |
Los defensores de los trabajadores de lavandería dicen que uno de cada cinco trabajadores recibe $ 10 o menos por hora, una violación de los requisitos de salario mínimo en la ciudad de Nueva York.
Coronavirus
Delayed School Start Doesn’t Resolve Worries About Disparities
Jeanmarie Evelly |
From school to school and district to district, differing infection rates and resource levels will make for disparate experiences this fall.
Mapping the Future
Debate in Gowanus About Whether to Pause or Push Rezoning
Sadef Ali Kully |
The last de Blasio rezoning is moving into a public review, where the pros and cons of virtual engagement will be on display.
Voices of New York
Preparing for the New School Year, in Polish
Joanna Szybiak for Bialy Orzel |
For the 10,000 students attending Polish Language Schools on the East Coast, remote learning in the Spring meant renewed connections to Poland. What lies ahead is uncertain.
Una Ciudad sin Límites
Los trabajadores hispanos y afroamericanos enfrentan las mayores pérdidas de empleo a lo largo de la pandemia
Daniel Parra |
Según las últimas cifras del departamento de trabajo del estado de Nueva York, el Bronx, el condado con mayor número de hispanos, tiene la mayor tasa de desempleo de todo el estado: 24.9 por ciento.
