It’s difficult to overstate the impact of poverty on inequality. Poverty has damaging short and long-term effects on nearly every area of life, from educational attainment to employment, from health outcomes to contact with the criminal justice system. Those effects…
Read MoreWhat is lost when a grocery store closes? Nutrition, health, and well-being suffer. In New York City, access to affordable, healthy food, and personal relationships with neighborhood grocers disappear as local grocery stores close to make way for real estate…
Read MoreThe holidays are once again upon us. My local Starbucks is now serving Christmas Blend, bypassing the Thanksgiving Blend completely. And the National Retail Federation has released their estimates for how much people will spend this holiday season by city.…
Read MoreThe IDNYC program, implemented in 2015, gives New York City residents (aged 14+) a one-stop shop to the city’s services and benefits. In its first year, 835,364 enrolled (or 11.93% of the city’s population). It represents “the largest municipal identification…
Read MoreOf all American cities, NYC boasts the most female-owned businesses according to Breaking Through, a new report by the Center for Urban Future (CUF). By CUF’s count, the number of women-owned businesses in NYC was 413,899 in 2012, compared to…
Read MoreIn 2014, NYC’s Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) celebrated the 3rd anniversary of its redesign and new building. MOMA’s crown jewel, its permanent collection of modern art from 1879 to 1969, took center stage. But noticeably absent from this collection…
Read MoreNew York women have not attained economic equality with men. Though strides have been made with New York State’s “Time To Care” campaign (advocating for paid family leave) and the Women’s Equality Agenda (strengthening workplace protections), much more needs to…
Read MoreIt is just 14 days till we officially release NYC’s 2016 change score. NYC scored 43.2 out of 100 in 2015. Will the score go up, down, or stay relatively the same? We have spent the past year collecting and…
Read MoreGrowing up I did chores. Among the most loathsome of my chores was cleaning the bathroom. Sometimes I complained, but over time I learned how to do it with enough mastery to pass my Dad’s inspection. I can’t say I…
Read MoreWomen, at some point in their careers, butt their heads against an invisible glass ceiling. This is what modern feminism tells us. The glass ceiling has become a euphemism for women’s career stagnation or for why they leave the workforce.…
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