For many middle- and working-class New Yorkers, it’s an even more distant possibility than it used to be. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Income Inequality”
Is Homeownership Slipping Even Further Out of Reach for New Yorkers?
By Gotham Rex on November 24, 2022
In a city of renters, the turbulent pandemic housing market is making it harder than ever to buy a home. Source: New York Times
Most NYC Job Postings Must Include Salaries Starting in November
By Gotham Rex on October 28, 2022
A new city law going into effect on Tuesday will require companies with at least four employees to post salary ranges for openings, even if the jobs involve remote or hybrid work. Source: New York Times
New York’s Most Generous Tax Break Could Bite the Dust
By Gotham Rex on May 27, 2022
The State Legislature is unlikely to renew the 421a subsidy, which for decades has benefited nearly every large residential real estate project in the city. Source: New York Times
New York Public Library Ends Late Fees, and the Treasures Roll In
By Gotham Rex on March 31, 2022
The decision by the New York Public Library set off a wave of returns, accompanied by bashful notes of apology and gratitude. Source: New York Times
How Oni and Uché Blackstock, Doctors, Spend Their Sundays
By Gotham Rex on March 18, 2022
The twin sisters, who have been go-to experts during the pandemic, are outspoken on racial inequities in health care. Source: New York Times
De Blasio Pledged to Improve Inequality in New York. Did He?
By Gotham Rex on December 22, 2021
Checking in on Bill de Blasio’s pledge to improve inequality, eight years later. Source: New York Times
A Student Was Murdered Near Columbia. What Should the University Do?
By Gotham Rex on December 10, 2021
The murder of a student adjacent to Columbia’s ever-expanding campus renews questions about the school’s obligations to the surrounding communities. Source: New York Times
800,000 New Yorkers Just Lost Federal Unemployment Benefits
By Gotham Rex on September 7, 2021
Many pandemic-era federal programs expired on Sunday, leaving jobless New Yorkers with more modest state unemployment benefits, or no aid at all. Source: New York Times
A Delivery Man Struggled Through Ida. The Man Who Filmed Him Wants to Help.
By Gotham Rex on September 2, 2021
A photographer who captured a viral video of a delivery man in the storm wants to donate the licensing fees from the clip. Source: New York Times
New York City Rents Rise, Even as Thousands Struggle to Pay
By Gotham Rex on August 25, 2021
One report found that rents in the city were now the highest in the nation, surpassing San Francisco. At the same time, tens of thousands of people are millions of dollars behind on rent. Source: New York Times
Racial Inequities Persist in Health Care Despite Expanded Insurance
By Gotham Rex on August 17, 2021
A series of studies in an influential medical journal takes a close look at longstanding gaps in medical care. Source: New York Times
Covid Didn’t Kill Cities. Why Was That Prophecy So Alluring?
By Gotham Rex on July 12, 2021
A distrust of urban life has persisted in America, finding expression in different ways over time. Source: New York Times
New York Is Getting $22 Billion in Federal Aid. How Should It Be Spent?
By Gotham Rex on June 16, 2021
Business leaders warn the mayor that an influx of aid could be squandered on short-term programs that won’t help the unemployed. Source: New York Times
How the Virus Unraveled Hispanic American Families
By Gotham Rex on June 14, 2021
Deaths in Santa Clara County, Calif., highlight a terrible disparity of the pandemic: Covid-19 killed many Hispanic Americans at younger ages. Source: New York Times