A look at some of the reasons the jobless report are blocking them from finding jobs that will lift them out of poverty: Say you’re a New Yorker, and you’re poor. You’re hardly alone: The latest figures show that close … Continue reading
I’ve been wondering about how to reconcile the need for consumer spending to save the economy and the need to stop buying so much useless crap for a while now, and wondering where I’d find a guru to make sense … Continue reading
So while up in the Bronx the other day, I was looking at the Yankees’ side-by-side old and new stadiums, and realized one needed to go soon to make way for public parks to replace those destroyed by the new … Continue reading
After a three-week hiatus, I make my return to the Metro op-ed page with a discussion of how a poorly thought out rent law is forcing people out of their homes: On a recent trip to my local coffee shop, … Continue reading
The Congressional Democrats’ plan to boost food stamp spending as part of an economic stimulus bill is a giant step in the right direction. But two steps would be so much more valuable: As soon as I heard that the … Continue reading
With hearings and a vote coming up this week on the latest round of Yanks and Mets stadium subsidies, I provide a stadium shenanigans FAQ: This will be, with any luck, the last time I have to write about Yankee … Continue reading
The long-awaited death of Coney Island looks like it may finally be at hand, and there’s plenty of blame to go around: Coney Island in winter always feels desolate, but this year the spooky whistle the wind makes as it … Continue reading
Yes, “Condos Fizzle While Homelessness Burns” would have made a better Nero reference, and it’s what I suggested originally, but character counts are a harsh mistress. In any case, read on about how New York is facing a simultaneous housing … Continue reading
New York is looking at massive cuts in school spending – should an education bailout be part of Obama’s economic rescue package? Anyone reading headlines of late has to feel like we’re on the fast track to apocalypse: Unprecedented bus … Continue reading
The sports industry is getting hit hard by the sinking economy, and you know what that means: While most people’s attention focused on the Big Three auto execs’ hybrid-car rally from Detroit to Washington, another prominent American industry was starting … Continue reading