Frigid Apartment or Crushing Debt? Many New Yorkers Must Choose
As utility debt reaches record amounts, New Yorkers brace for another cold season.
As Ivy League Tries to Diversify Athletics, Lack of Scholarships Hinder Progress
Bomi Ogunlari is one of two athletes of color on the Dartmouth volleyball team. She is majoring in neuroscience on the Pre-Med track, and is also playing for a Division I team, the highest caliber of National Collegiate Athletic Association play. On the surface, she’s
New City Pay Transparency Law May Still Leave Some Vulnerable To The Wage Gap
A New York City pay transparency law aiming to narrow the gender wage gap now requires, as of November 1, employers to provide salary ranges on job listings. The law requires New York City employers with four or more employees and one or more domestic workers to post
East Harlem’s Supervised Injection Site Saves Lives. It’s Also a Public Safety Concern, Residents Say
One year after going live, the facility has contributed to widespread drug activity in a neighborhood packed with substance use programs.
Uptown Manhattan Tops 311 Complaints for Heat, Hot Water Issues
With temperatures cooling in New York, uptowners are growing concerned that their heating and hot water will once again be unreliable. In early October, Prisleidy Hernandez, 23, had no heating or hot water in her apartment on Post Avenue in Inwood, Manhattan. Martha Medina moved
On the Brink of Homelessness, Bronx Tenants Struggle to Stay in Their Homes
Alfred Hernandez has been living in the same Bronx apartment for the past eight years. He sometimes found it difficult to pay rent on time, but the COVID-19 pandemic made it close to impossible. While working as a custodian for a homeless shelter, he caught the
City Public School Teachers Champion Climate Education. But They Need Help
At just after 10 a.m. on a crisp autumn morning, ninth grade teacher Emmy Lee, 36, enthusiastically led a group of 10 teenagers across the faded zebra crosswalk that connects East Houston and 1st Avenue. Sporting her neon pink running shoes and a navy hoodie
Students Protest Against the Chinese Communist Party at Columbia University
Columbia journalism student Aidan Kahn captured the protest in images.
Despite MTA Settlement, Disabled Commuters Could be Stranded by the Subway for Decades
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is promising to make the New York City subway nearly entirely accessible, but that is going to take 33 years. Disability advocates say it’s too early to celebrate given the challenges that persist for them. Among those advocating for disability rights is
A Mother of District 75 Student Fights for Answers After Son’s Injury
Joan Aslarona says a paraprofessional broke her son’s arm in a secluded room. Her claim is consistent with historical misconduct allegations at District 75 schools.
East Harlem Will Soon Host a New Sanitation Garage, Despite Opposition
The community, which fought the project for nine years and lost, still hasn’t come to terms with its soon-to-be new neighbor.
One Year After Launch, City Initiative Narrows Health Disparities in East Harlem
George Dawson never imagined he’d be back in school when he retired from medicine in the early months of the pandemic. But when COVID-19 took his younger brother, the longtime radiation oncologist found himself at LaGuardia Community College earning a certificate in community health work. Now