BY: Mohamed Attia, Director of The Street Vendor Project, an organization with more than 1,800 active vendor members who are working together to create a vendors' movement for permanent change. At every corner on the streets of NYC you will…
If the coronavirus outbreak has taught me anything, it is how very lucky I am.
“As a citywide elected leader who comes from the communities that are being disproportionately targeted, who has seen the impact of over-policing for many years magnified in this pandemic, even I was shocked to see the egregious degree of disparity…
BY: Richard Eisenberg (Read all of Next Avenue’s COVID-19 coverage geared toward keeping older generations informed, safe and prepared.) How’s the coronavirus pandemic affecting the way Americans feel about their retirement prospects? By my reading of the new 2020 Retirement Confidence Survey Report from the(EBRI),…
BY: Kerry Hannon (Read all of Next Avenue’s COVID-19 coverage geared toward keeping older generations informed, safe and prepared.) The numbers of Americans filing for unemployment benefits is staggering. Sadly, these people have not only lost jobs and income, but also their…
The job search engine site Indeed says job postings in late April were more than a third lower than a year ago. So, how can you find work these days?
The Bronx has the highest percentage of diabetes cases in the entire city. Coupled with the poor access to grocery stores and high rates of poverty, Bronx residents have a hard time managing their diabetes.
Living in a low-income neighborhood that already strains her diabetes management, Tracey Tirado-Vasquez faces new challenges due to COVID-19.
Why are NYC's communities of color more at risk of dying from COVID-19? Councilmember Ritchie Torres identifies poverty as the root cause of this disparity.
A look at the present and future age divide for working from home.
Before the coronavirus pandemic, students across the country were making plans for summer internships and future jobs. Now many students struggle with financing their education.
As a psychotherapist in New York City, ground zero for the COVID-19 epidemic, Dr. Robi sees firsthand how these monetary worries can wreak havoc on the psyche.