By Yoonji Han on March 31, 2020
Brooklyn, coronavirus, poverty
Brooklyn, Coronavirus
On a normal day, the large and brightly lit cafeteria at St. John’s Bread and Life bustles with people, who sit at round tables and enjoy their freshly cooked meals. At breakfast, there might be scrambled eggs, bacon and pancakes, and at lunchtime, chicken and fries. But these are not normal days. Over the past […]
By Staff on February 28, 2020
poverty, Unbanked
Multimedia, Neighborhoods, NY City Scene
How does someone without a bank account navigate the city’s increasingly digitized financial system?
By Oliver Arnoldi on December 4, 2015
homeless, manhattan, NYC, poverty, Upper West Side
Manhattan, Neighborhoods, News, Religion, Struggling in the City
X, who says he is 54, has lived on the streets of New York City for the past year and a half, following the successive deaths of his mother, brother, sister and niece – his “best friends” – which led to alcoholism, substance abuse and eviction from his apartment.
By Sade Falebita on October 22, 2014
food pantry, poverty, South Bronx, Udo-Okun, Word of Life International
Bronx, Struggling in the City
In an area struggling with poverty, one resident learns that there is no shame in asking for temporary help.
By Mally Espaillat on October 14, 2014
East Harlem, homeless, Hunger, manhattan, New York, poverty, The New York Common Pantry
Manhattan, Struggling in the City
Hot meals aren’t the only thing the Pantry has to offer.
By Reshmi Kaur Oberoi on October 13, 2014
homeless, northern manhattan, Park, poverty, Washington Heights
Manhattan, Struggling in the City
A group responsible for the upkeep of Duarte Square argues that the homeless ruin its appearance
By Cassandra Basler on October 13, 2014
career, Department of Labor, Human Rights, job search, poverty, resources, unemployment
Bronx, Struggling in the City
Three residents who are stretching for the next rung on their economic ladder
By Christine Chung on October 13, 2014
Central Harlem, Central Harlem Alcohol Crisis Center, food stamps, homeless, poverty, Raleigh Jenkins, soup kitchen
Manhattan, Struggling in the City
Rain or shine, dozens line up for breakfast, lunch, and dinner at Central Harlem Alcohol Crisis Center.
By kks2136 on May 17, 2014
Featured, middle class, On the Edge, poverty, slider
On the Edge
In a special report, NY City Lens explores rising economic inequality.
By Shwanika Narayan on May 17, 2014
grandparents, NYC, On the Edge, Pew study, poverty, primary caregivers, retirement, Shwanika Narayan
On the Edge
She loves them, but “where is the money coming from?”
By Younjoo Sang on May 17, 2014
manhattan, New York City, poverty
On the Edge, Two New Yorks, Uncategorized
Public assistance and charity helps, but sometimes it isn’t enough
By Louise Dewast on May 17, 2014
de blasio, disabled, housing, mayor, medicaid, poverty, public
On the Edge, The Global City, Two New Yorks
A paralyzed young man longs for his own place
By Steven Rosenbaum on May 11, 2014
immigration, minimum wage, New York City, poverty
On the Edge, Two New Yorks
A young man supports himself, his parents, and his family back in Africa.
By Rishi Iyengar on March 18, 2014
Bronx, homelessness, New York, poverty, Relief Bus, religion
Multimedia, Two New Yorks, Video
A repurposed school bus roams the streets of New York giving out soup, hot chocolate and hope.
By Stav Ziv on February 13, 2014
affordable housing, Bill de Blasio, de blasio, Featured, Hurricane Sandy, income inequality, jobs, LaGuardia, laguardia community college, living wage, minimum wage, municiple id, New York, New York City, Paid Sick Leave, poverty, pre-k, Sandy, state of the city, tale of two cities, universal pre-k, Vision Zero, wealth
Politics & Policy, What's New?
In case you missed it: Six things to know (plus five fun facts) about Bill de Blasio’s big speech
