A recent survey found roughly a quarter of women were considering reducing hours, switching to less demanding jobs, or leaving the workforce altogether.

BY: Patrice Taddonio https://youtu.be/L08YYKwgXHw Fourteen-year-old Kyah misses having a bed. For the past year, she, her mother and her older sister have been living out of a single room in a relative’s house — experiencing what’s been called “hidden homelessness”…

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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…

BY: Anna Kuyat Anna Kuyat is a junior at Fordham University studying English and Visual Arts. She is a Spring 2020 intern for Chasing the Dream. If the coronavirus outbreak has taught me anything, it is how very lucky I…

NYC Public Advocate Jumaane Williams' Message on Over-Policing in Pandemic

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…

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How do Type 2 diabetes patients living in low-income communities manage this disease?