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Are Construction Companies Exploiting Vulnerable Post-Prison Employees?
Are Construction Companies Exploiting Vulnerable Post-Prison Employees?
Michael Negron, 36, just released from prison and looking for work, couldn’t believe his good luck.
Momina Khan
Dec 20, 2019
Long Island Grocery Store Workers Fear for their Future after German Discount Takeover
Long Island Grocery Store Workers Fear for their Future after Germa...
Marian Meszaros, 63, walked out of the Best Market grocery store in Franklin Square, Long Island, during her lunch break and lit a…
Sandali Handagama
Oct 31, 2019
Retaining Teachers in New York City Public Schools
Retaining Teachers in New York City Public Schools
Connie Foong
Oct 28, 2019
Fraudulent Assistance Animals Raise Concerns for Legitimate Helper Animals
Fraudulent Assistance Animals Raise Concerns for Legitimate Helper ...
Mia Hariz
Oct 26, 2019
Critics Decry Surveillance App that Tracks Undocumented Immigrants
Critics Decry Surveillance App that Tracks Undocumented Immigrants
Tommy Walters
Oct 22, 2019
After 19 Years, a Bronx Family Was To Be Reunited. Then a Building Collapsed.
After 19 Years, a Bronx Family Was To Be Reunited. Then a Building ...
On August 27, Segundo Huerta, 46, left his brick row-house in the Soundview section of the Bronx. He greeted his younger brother Eduardo…
Benoît Morenne
Oct 22, 2019
Farms Without Sunlight or Soil? Hydroponic Farms Stirring Traditional Agriculture Industry
Farms Without Sunlight or Soil? Hydroponic Farms Stirring Tradition...
In the basement of 77 Worth Street in Tribeca, down a white-tiled hallway one floor beneath a dimly lit lobby, lies Farm.One. Echoes of…
Brandon Drenon
Oct 22, 2019
Why are Uber Drivers Urinating in Cups and Disposable Bottles?
Why are Uber Drivers Urinating in Cups and Disposable Bottles?
Noah Forman, an Uber driver, urinates into his used coffee cups. Why? Because stopping to use the restroom could mean losing an hour’s…
Jaspreet Singh Kalra
Oct 22, 2019
Dearth of ASL interpreters in the public sector puts deaf individuals at a disadvantage
Dearth of ASL interpreters in the public sector puts deaf individua...
Mia Hariz
Oct 19, 2019
Uber’s Dance with Regulations Leaves Drivers Angered and Panicking
Uber’s Dance with Regulations Leaves Drivers Angered and Panicking
As Uber moves to comply with city regulations, drivers are worried that complaince may come at their cost.
Jaspreet Singh Kalra
Oct 19, 2019
Higher Wages for Inmate Workers?
Higher Wages for Inmate Workers?
Momina Khan
Oct 15, 2019
As Deadline for Safety Training Looms, Undocumented Workers Left Out
As Deadline for Safety Training Looms, Undocumented Workers Left Out
Benoît Morenne
Oct 15, 2019
Tensions Build between Nurses Union and Northwell’s Staten Island Hospital Over Health and Safety
Tensions Build between Nurses Union and Northwell’s Staten Island H...
Enxhi Dylgjeri
Oct 15, 2019
The Future of Grocery Stores: Fewer Cashiers, Faster Checkouts?
The Future of Grocery Stores: Fewer Cashiers, Faster Checkouts?
By Brandon Drenon
Brandon Drenon
Oct 10, 2019
Pictures from the NYC Climate Strike
Pictures from the NYC Climate Strike
Tens of thousands of protestors joined world wide climate actions on September 20, 2019 demanding governments immediately reduce…
Nina Berman
Oct 9, 2019
Women Increase Participation in Labor Movement
Women Increase Participation in Labor Movement
Leadership training opportunities for New York’s union women
Sandali Handagama
Oct 5, 2019
Struggles of the Dollar Van on Flatbush Avenue
Struggles of the Dollar Van on Flatbush Avenue
Rising costs, enforcement and competition could jeopardize dollar vans that have long served New Yorkers with limited public…
Jaspreet Singh Kalra
Oct 5, 2019
In the Bronx, Construction Boom Takes Its Toll on Workers
In the Bronx, Construction Boom Takes Its Toll on Workers
On a weekday in September, a dozen members of Construction and Builders Local 79 gathered silently on East 208th Street in the Bronx. On…
Benoît Morenne
Oct 5, 2019
Legislation Set to End Round-the-Clock Home Care Shifts
Legislation Set to End Round-the-Clock Home Care Shifts
Aryana Noroozi
Oct 5, 2019
Disability Advocates Skeptical of New MTA Spending Plan
Disability Advocates Skeptical of New MTA Spending Plan
One morning this summer, about a month into Jessica De La Rosa’s new job as System Advocate at the Brooklyn Center for Independence of the…
Mia Hariz
Oct 5, 2019
Proposed Foie Gras Bill Ruffles Feathers in NYC Food Community
Proposed Foie Gras Bill Ruffles Feathers in NYC Food Community
Somewhere in the bowels of a hipster Korean-fusion restaurant in Soho, a chef is preparing one of the most controversial dishes in the…
Trevin Smith
Oct 5, 2019
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