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The Red-Light Runner

The Red-Light Runner

45-year-old Shang Ren Li (whose name has been changed to protect his identity) delivers food for GrubHub and DoorDash on a moped in…
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Lingzi Chen
The Hotel in the Age of Covid

The Hotel in the Age of Covid

IT was 7.30 pm on a recent Tuesday at a chain-affiliated hotel in midtown Manhattan. A 74-year-old lady, a guest, was by the front desk…
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Fisayo Okare
Yesterday’s Chinatown in Today’s New York

Yesterday’s Chinatown in Today’s New York

No one in Manhattan’s Chinatown restaurant Mee Sum Cafe can predict the exact arrival time of their owner, Donald Moy, on a particular day…
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Yujie Zhou
Following the Money

Following the Money

Migrant Remittances Kept Families Afloat. Then the Pandemic Hit.
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Michelle Mullen
“Love You, Miss You, Be Back Soon”

“Love You, Miss You, Be Back Soon”

A Look Back at How Carroll Gardens Restaurants Hibernated in Winter
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Lily Lopate
New Jersey Volunteer Fire Departments Struggle with Staffing

New Jersey Volunteer Fire Departments Struggle with Staffing

During covid, volunteer firefighters risk their lives every time they interact with the public. Fear of the virus has created logistical…
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Anna Gordon
Chain Restaurants Expanding While Smaller Competitors Close

Chain Restaurants Expanding While Smaller Competitors Close

When most independent restaurants are struggling, chains and company-owned restaurants are taking advantage of the pandemic to expand.
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Yujie Zhou
Barebones Hotel Staff Takes to Multitasking

Barebones Hotel Staff Takes to Multitasking

With many hotel employees still laid off, members of senior management have taken on double roles, covering front desk shifts at lobbies.
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Fisayo Okare
On Secure Apps and Social Media, Teens Take To Mutual Aid

On Secure Apps and Social Media, Teens Take To Mutual Aid

Mutual aid is having a moment. The non-hierarchical, non-bureaucratic form of giving — just members of a community voluntarily helping…
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Jon Edelman
Upper West Side Sees Culinary Renewal, Bucking COVID Trends

Upper West Side Sees Culinary Renewal, Bucking COVID Trends

The neighborhood is becoming a dining destination, in spite of the pandemic
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Marta Biino
Delivery workers brace for a new year of traffic deaths

Delivery workers brace for a new year of traffic deaths

Delivery workers accounted for nearly 50% of NYC cyclist fatalities in 2020. A week into the New Year, the first courier died in the South…
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Martha Guerrero
Protracted Battle Continues Over the Future of Toxic Gowanus

Protracted Battle Continues Over the Future of Toxic Gowanus

A Contentious Rezoning Plan Has Residents At Odds with Developers
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Lily Lopate
Pandemic Turns New Yorkers into eBike Enthusiasts

Pandemic Turns New Yorkers into eBike Enthusiasts

The coronavirus crisis has taken its toll on many small businesses — eBike sellers, meanwhile, are thriving
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Marta Biino
Surviving a COVID-19 Winter Calls For Experimentation

Surviving a COVID-19 Winter Calls For Experimentation

Meet Four Carroll Gardens Restaurants Who’ve Innovated To Stay Afloat
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Lily Lopate
Fast Casual Joins Fine Dining in 2021’s Restaurant Week To-Go

Fast Casual Joins Fine Dining in 2021’s Restaurant Week To-Go

The Crowd Favorite: Quarantine Queso
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Lily Lopate
Are they all in the same boat? The expansion of vending permits in NYC generates controversy

Are they all in the same boat? The expansion of vending permits in ...

Many restaurant owners fear the approval of Intro 1116, to expand street cart permits, will oversaturate an already struggling market…
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Marta Biino
NYPD Struggles to Contain Anti-Asian Crime

NYPD Struggles to Contain Anti-Asian Crime

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Webb Wright
Feed the Frontlines NYC Collects $2 Million in Donations to Feed Hospital Workers and UWS Seniors…

Feed the Frontlines NYC Collects $2 Million in Donations to Feed Ho...

How a Manhattan restauranteur is providing free meals for essential workers and low-income senior citizens — while keeping his employees…
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Nico Picciuto
Rebound for New York Hotels Is Slow and Uneven

Rebound for New York Hotels Is Slow and Uneven

Almost a year into the coronavirus pandemic, some hotels in New York are seeing a rebound in occupancy rates. Others are not.
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Fisayo Okare
Hostels Accept Locals to Survive the Pandemic

Hostels Accept Locals to Survive the Pandemic

These days, the lobby of Jazz on the Park, a youth hostel on 106th Street and Columbus Avenue, has the distinct feel of a museum exhibit…
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Jon Edelman
Restaurants Paying under the Table Can’t Get Government Help

Restaurants Paying under the Table Can’t Get Government Help

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Yujie Zhou
Growing Autopsy Demands Expose Resource Shortages

Growing Autopsy Demands Expose Resource Shortages

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, forensic pathologists were already struggling to meet a steady national increase in autopsy demands.
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Sarah Diamond
At the Heart of Columbia’s Tuition Strike, A Paradox for Student Activists

At the Heart of Columbia’s Tuition Strike, A Paradox for Student Ac...

Angry students are trying to effect change by not paying their bills for the spring semester, but those who have the most to gain often…
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Jon Edelman
Work From Home Ripple Effect: Dry-Cleaners Take the Hit

Work From Home Ripple Effect: Dry-Cleaners Take the Hit

As more and more professionals stay out of the office due to the pandemic, dry-cleaning businesses are starting to wonder…
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Lucy Soucek
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