NY City Lens

Featured, On the Edge May 17, 2014

On the Edge: New Yorkers Struggle to Make Ends Meet

In a special report, NY City Lens explores rising economic inequality.

Learning home-style international cuisine with immigrant home cooks.

Fashion designers and cosmetic manufacturers in the city are catering to vegans with products that are animal-free and cruelty-free

A group of formerly incarcerated young men find hope in a food truck business

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What's New? June 1, 2014

How college classes helped change a prisoner’s life

Heather O’Donnell founded Honey and Wax Booksellers in 2011 joining the ranks of rare book dealers in New York.

The borough grapples with an addiction that is contributing to the city’s highest death rate due to drug overdoses

Tips, services, and resources for budgeting a limited income

A roundup of local and national economic debates on how to support the American middle class.

Workers say raising the minimum wage is meaningless if it cannot be enforced.