Blocked Exits and Aisles: Dollar General Faces Record Fines for Safety Violations
The giant discount retailer’s stores are often obstacle courses that both employees and customers find unpleasant and even dangerous.
During Pandemic, Taiwanese Donations Help Keep Chinese Language School Afloat
On an early February morning in Chinatown, students put on face masks and doused their hands with sanitizer before entering the New York Chinese School on Mott Street. Like generations of students before them, these children came to learn to speak Mandarin and write Chinese
Hidden Partnerships: Who is Behind Your Online Education?
Online public education is rapidly expanding and for some private companies, it has become a profitable business. But public universities are often not transparent about private companies’ involvement in their programs.
Audio: Lanternfly Egg Masses Can Survive Winter. Here’s What to Do Before Spring
[caption id="attachment_5280" align="alignnone" width="1060"] Freezing temperatures kill the adults, but spotted lanternfly eggs can survive a long cold winter on just about any surface—trees, vehicles, buildings, and more. (Credit: Luke Hearon)[/caption] For the past two years, New Yorkers have dutifully stepped on spotted lanternflies as instructed
Video: If the News Doesn’t Cover Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Who Will?
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women has been an ongoing crisis that Native American communities across the United States and Canada have been dealing with for decades.
A Migrant’s Relentless Determination to Make it in New York
A migrant reflects on arriving in New York, and striving to make it.
“A Fair Shake:” A Movement Tries to Make Courts More Accessible
Many Americans must represent themselves in court, but find the process full of jargon and confusing terms. Some advocates are working to change that.
Audio: Anyone Can Prevent an Opioid Overdose. What Happens After Someone Administers Nalaxone?
As the overdose epidemic continues to grow, the New York Health Department offers free education on how to use Narcan, the overdose prevention drug.
Queens LGBTQ Senior Center Fosters Open Dialogue and Builds Community
It was 3 p.m. at the Queens Center for Gay Seniors in Jackson Heights. Twenty people arranged wooden chairs in a circle for their weekly meeting on a Wednesday afternoon. The Center is located in a synagogue, but it is not decorated with religious symbols.
Audio: Learning to Live with Dementia, it’s Not a Matter of ‘If’, But “When”
With no known cure for dementia and Alzheimer's, a patient and a Reverend discuss the stigma surrounding the condition.
Sex Workers Say They Face Hurdles to Banking Access
On a spring day in 2019, Ashley*, a New York-based sex worker, tried to log into her Capital One banking app, only to learn that it wouldn’t work. A week later, she received a check with her remaining balance, and her name misspelled. The bank
Video: New York Delivery Workers Protect Their Safety through Social Media
Roughly half of the 500 New York delivery workers surveyed have experienced an accident or crash