What were you doing in 1982? E.T. was the #1 movie at the box office, Olivia Newton-John had the #1 billboard song, “Physical,” and My Little Pony was the #1 Christmas gift. Looking back, we were all clueless. For in…
Read MoreNot many people know the root of NYC’s nickname, Gotham. Writer, Washington Irving, christened NYC Gotham after the English village where residents pretended to be mad in hopes of preventing the King from living there (and raising their taxes). Today…
Read More9 miles apart, Tribeca and Central Harlem might as well be continents away. These two, iconic NYC neighborhoods house some of the city’s most cherished monuments; the Apollo Theater, the World Trade Center memorial, Abyssinian Baptist Church, Wall Street. But…
Read MoreLack of spending on infrastructure projects by state and local governments threatens us all. According to Vice, “spending on infrastructure is at its lowest since 1947.” In its latest assessment of the country’s infrastructure, the American Society for Civil Engineers…
Read More44% of U.S. workers still lack unpaid leave according to Bloomberg. Unlike countries in the EU, U.S. federal law does not require private employers to provide any paid family leave. Some U.S. companies use parental leave as a way to…
Read More94,103,000 million people in the U.S. were not participating in the labor force in December according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The U.S. is currently experiencing the lowest labor participation rate in 38 years; 62.4%. While the unemployment rate…
Read MoreWe have a winner! David from Brooklyn takes first prize for his photo: Glass Half Full or Half Empty. He explained that the photo represents that perceived disadvantages can also be opportunities. For example, a disability doesn’t have to hold someone back.…
Read MoreIn reporting on 2016 Food Trends, the NYC Food Policy Center at Hunter College noted how the food consuming public is increasingly aware of wage exploitation of food workers. Panelist, Kate Ferranti, Business Operations Manager, The Cleaver Company, offered the…
Read MoreNew research out from Pew last week confirms what everyone in the U.S. has long suspected; the middle class is shrinking. Comprising 62% share of U.S. aggregate income in 1970, today the middle class commands just 43%. What has changed?…
Read MoreOne in seven people in the U.S. are food insecure and in need of food assistance. This translates into 46.5 million people, including 12 million children and 7 million seniors. Some of the drivers of food insecurity include low wages,…
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