The Scattered Site program is catching low-income families in a merciless revolving door. Rather than developing strategies to address the real problems causing homelessness- among them the lack of economic opportunity and affordable housing, the City has spent inordinate amounts
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In the summer of 2003, youth organizers from CAAAV’s Chinatown Justice Project created the Tenant Complaint Hotline Survey to document the housing conditions in Chinatown and to evaluate the language services provided by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development
This report highlights that restaurant workers that were experiencing labor violations such as not receiving minimum wage, not being paid for overtime work, or facing discrimination, were more likely to be working in workplaces that violated health and safety regulations.
With high operating costs, and fluctuating take-home-pay, drivers are reporting an inability to meet their daily living expenses. The results of the survey illustrate that drivers are experiencing severe economic hardship.
A decent place to live and affordable housing is a basic right of every New Yorker. Unlike most of the nation, which has a homeownership rate of roughly 66%, New York City is a city of renters, where the
In the wake of the events of September 11th, New York City’s economy generally, and low-income communities in particular, continue to feel the economic “ripple effect” of the attacks on the World Trade Center. The city’s shelter census has reached
But it is changing dramatically—over the past 10 years, Chinatown has experienced a flood of new development and construction, which has greatly accelerated in the wake of 9/11 and has been facilitated by pro-real estate City policies under Mayor Bloomberg.
Every year, the New York City Housing Authority puts out an annual plan discussing its current state and its goals for the future. However, NYCHA does not allow residents, the people directly impacted by policies, to have true decision-making power
