Eyes Wide Shut

Eyes Wide Shut

What does the phrase “eyes wide shut” really mean? It seems to be a contradiction. It could mean that a person refuses to see something in plain view, because of preconceived notions of what this something should look like or what they would like it to be. And this frequently happens to naïve people. It also doesn’t only apply […]

Severed families, raided workplaces and a climate of fear: Assessing Trump’s immigration crackdown

Severed families, raided workplaces and a climate of fear: Assessing Trump’s immigration crackdown

More than 300 Queens residents, community & political leaders rallied to NYC Councilmember Jimmy Van Bramer’s call to march in support of immigrant families. – New York City – June 25, 2018 (Shutterstock) By Miranda Cady Hallett, The Conversation Donald Trump was on the defensive about his immigration policies in the final presidential debate, with […]

Manhattan Emptied Out During the Pandemic. But Big Tech Is Moving In.

The four companies known as Big Tech — Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google — now have more than 22,000 employees in the city, with thousands added just this year.

Manhattan Emptied Out During the Pandemic. But Big Tech Is Moving In.

By Matthew Haag, NY Times Facebook has just leased enough new office space in Manhattan to nearly triple its current local workforce, including at one of the city’s most iconic buildings, the 107-year-old former main post office complex near Pennsylvania Station. Apple, which set up its first office in New York a decade ago, is […]

Getting Rid of Your Debts

Getting Rid of Your Debts

If you are starting to dread checking your email or picking up your mail, it might be that you simply have too much debt. After all, it is easy to overspend, particularly if you have more than one credit card. If you are searching for ways to get rid of your debts sooner rather than […]

CDC staffers say morale inside the agency has plummeted during the pandemic

CDC staffers say morale inside the agency has plummeted during the pandemic

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Georgia, Atlanta USA March 6, 2020. (Shutterstock) By AOL Months of mixed messages, political pressure and public gaffes about COVID-19 have caused morale at the Centers for Disease Control to turn “toxic,” say four current and two former CDC staffers, with one saying the election could be a “tipping point” for a mass […]

NYCHA’S Lead Paint Crisis Explodes as Known Number of Apartments Where Kids Risk Exposure Triples

NYCHA’S Lead Paint Crisis Explodes as Known Number of Apartments Where Kids Risk Exposure Triples

By Greg B. Smith, THE CITY Thousands more young children living in public housing were potentially exposed to lead poisoning than originally thought, officials revealed Thursday. The city’s public housing authority has determined that the number of apartments believed contaminated with lead paint that house children under age 6 is triple the number it previously […]

Early voting in New York starts tomorrow, October 24

Early voting in New York starts tomorrow, October 24

About Early Voting What is early voting? Early voting happens 9 days in a row before the election and allows you to vote in-person on weekdays, weekends and evenings. Need a ride to your poll-site? Get $5 off your taxi ride when voting early, October 24 through November 1, with Curb. Use promo code “Vote Early.” Find […]

Mom-and-Pop Landlords, Struggling to Collect Rent, Face Hard Times

Both landlord and tenant advocates say the solution is a tenant bailout in the form of a rental assistance voucher program.

Mom-and-Pop Landlords, Struggling to Collect Rent, Face Hard Times

Landlord Surya Hariprasad sits outside her Bronx building, Oct. 15, 2020. Ben Fractenberg/THE CITY By Gabriel Sandoval, THE CITY Surya Davie Hariprasad scrounged to pay the mortgage of her Bronx home after she, her daughter and their only tenant upstairs were stricken with coronavirus in March. For two months, nobody in their two-family house could work […]