By: Emerald Green | Editorial credit: Victor Velter / Shutterstock.com The final Grand Slam of the tennis season, the 2025 US Open, kicks off in New York City from August 24 to September 7 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. With the world’s top stars ready to compete under the lights of Arthur Ashe Stadium, […]
By: Emeral Green The New York Knicks are shaking things up in a big way—ousting Tom Thibodeau after a gritty Eastern Conference Finals run and bringing in two‑time NBA Coach of the Year Mike Brown in hopes of finally clinching their first title since 1973. A New Era Begins On June 3, 2025, the Knicks fired […]
By: Chris Tobias New York City is grappling with a dual economic challenge: persistent inflation that has driven consumer prices up nearly 22% since 2019, and a job market showing early signs of instability. For working-class New Yorkers, rising costs for essentials like food and transportation are straining household budgets, while the specter of slowing […]
By: Chris Tobias New York City stands at a precarious economic crossroads, contending with stubborn inflation, uneven wage growth, and the first signs of job losses since the pandemic’s recovery period. While national inflation has cooled, the city’s cost of living continues to climb—driven in part by lingering effects of Trump-era tariff policies that disrupted […]