As the curve flattens, the focus now shifts to the economic devastation wrought by the virus. The state is facing record unemployment that could reach a Great Depression level. New Yorkers are struggling to pay rent. Small businesses and lenders…
“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…
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.
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.
JustFix.nyc has developed an app that’s helping tenants all across the city turn the tables on their lousy landlords.
Disappearing jobs, weak education and a lack of adequate health care have forced generations of working class families into a balancing act that many are failing to master.
New York City high school students recently staged a walk out to “strike for integration” and say they’ll continue to do so until they get it.
The South Bronx was on fire in the 1970s. Left unprotected by the city government, nearly a quarter-million people were displaced.
We meet Romaine Leslie at Marsha's house, a homeless shelter for LGBTQ youth, and follow his journey through the shelter system.
At 22, Zachary Wood shares his “Uncensored” thoughts on race, poverty, abuse and the possibility of dissent in higher education on MetroFocus.