Barbacks Work Hard, But Their Compensation Can Be Uncertain
The city’s current minimum wage is $15 an hour, but restaurants and bars are allowed to pay their front-of-house employees $10 as long as they are making at least $5 an hour in tips.
Photos: Harlem Soul Food Restaurant Sees Boost From Underground LGBTQ Parties
At least 85% of my customers are LGBTQ.
Bronx Night Market Shutters After Seven Years, and a Community Mourns
With the market’s closure, residents of the Bronx are losing a beloved tradition — returning to the night market each year, with family and friends in tow.
Afghan Refugees Sell Embroidered Christmas Stockings with John Legend’s Help
Legend chose to promote the work of female, Black and underrepresented artisans as part of the Creator Collab.
Wage Disparity in Restaurants Sparks Advocacy for Equitable Pay
New York State says tips can be distributed only to the workers who provided the service and not back of house workers.
As Auto Membership Fades, UAW Turns to an Unlikely Ally: Academics
Academic workers now account for more than 25% of the organization’s membership.
Audio: Coney Island’s Luna Park Will, for the First Time, Stay Open This Winter
The amusement park’s “Frost Fest” started on Nov. 18 and is set to run through the holiday season, closing on Jan. 7.
14 Hours of Work, 4 Hours of Sleep: Surviving on Two Jobs a Day
Over the past three years, the U.S. has experienced the kind of hyperinflation that it hadn’t seen for decades.
Manhattan Can Collectors After Sanitation Time Shift: ‘Sometimes, I Barely Sleep’
They wake up at 5 a.m. because now, at 6 a.m. they must be ready to work, due to the shift in waste set-out hours.
Older New Yorkers Wait Years for Affordable Housing
The affordable housing shortage facing vulnerable older New Yorkers is expected to get worse.
The High Cost of Seeking Asylum
Luz Peña and her two children, ages 5 and 16, arrived at the southern border of the United States this summer after leaving Peru and traveling across seven countries — an experience she would not encourage anyone to go through. The family now lives at
Brooklyn Church is a Beacon of Hope for Immigrants Amid New York’s Migrant Surge
By 7 p.m. on a recent Thursday, more than 70 migrants were gathered under the pinched arches of Good Shepherd.