“The city is becoming increasingly harsh for the very constituency the mayor claims to care about: the underserved in the forgotten outreaches of the city’s neighborhoods.”
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: New Immigrants and Asylum Seekers Can Help Revitalize Struggling NY Cities
Patricia A. Swann |
“Programs and policies to facilitate intra-state transfers of asylum-seekers would be a win-win, both for small cities that need an injection of people and economic drawing power, and for large cities that have traditionally been a magnet for immigrants and refugees, but are currently overwhelmed by the influx of new arrivals.”
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: 50 Years Later, Economic Abuse Survivors Are Still Living Like It’s 1974
Nathaniel Fields, blair doroshwalther and Teal Inzunza |
“In the 50 years since the Equal Credit Opportunity Act became law, so much has changed: women are home buyers, can open credit cards and despite a persistent gender wage gap, are able to accumulate wealth. But for survivors of domestic violence, the vast majority of whom experience economic abuse, so much remains the same.”
Economy
‘Tenemos que hacerlo mejor’: barreras idiomáticas añaden más obstáculos a inmigrantes africanos en refugios
Daniel Parra |
En los dos últimos años, más de 189.200 inmigrantes han llegado a la ciudad de Nueva York y unos 64.400 están actualmente al amparo de la ciudad; de ellos, aproximadamente el 17 por ciento proceden de países africanos, según la alcaldía.
Economy
‘We Need to Do Better’: Language Barriers Create Steeper Hurdles for African Migrants in Shelter
Daniel Parra |
During the last two years, over 189,200 migrants have come to New York City and about 64,400 are currently under the city’s care; of those, roughly 17 percent are from African countries, according to City Hall.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: What the Workout of the Signature Bank Loans Can Teach About Preserving Affordable Housing
Michael Lappin |
“Will the Signature buildings be viewed as a one-off, or the tip of an iceberg of a more endemic problem?”
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Working New Yorkers Need ‘Good Cause’ Eviction
Stuart Appelbaum |
“Our elected leaders have come out strong in support of our efforts to fight for fair compensation and decent working conditions for our members on the streets and at the bargaining table. But the gains that we have won are steadily being eroded by the skyrocketing cost of housing.”
Brooklyn
Staring Down the Wrecking Ball, These Brooklyn Grandmothers Won’t Be Moved
Emma Whitford |
A Crown Heights building in limbo could inspire more landlords to deregulate through demolition—or more tenants to fight to stay in their homes.
Economy
PÓDCAST: ¿Cómo ha cambiado DACA la vida de sus beneficiarios?
Daniel Parra |
Según el Servicio de Ciudadanía e Inmigración de Estados Unidos (USCIS por sus siglas en inglés), actualmente hay unos 544.690 beneficiarios activos de DACA en el país.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Stop Insurance Carriers From Discriminating Against Affordable Housing
Rachel Fee |
“Our findings also show jarring evidence that insurance carriers blatantly discriminate against affordable housing projects, in some cases completely refusing to provide coverage to homes just based on where they are located.”
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Raising Taxes on NY’s Wealthy is the Right—and Popular—Thing to Do
Leslie McCall |
“Not only are such increases necessary to secure investments in badly needed and widely desired public goods like education, health care, and housing, the costs of which are likely the driving factor behind the worrisome out-migration of working and middle class New Yorkers.”