Harlem community advocate Nina DeMartini-Day has spent the bulk of her life fighting to improve the lives of the poor and underprivileged in the neighborhood despite critics who argue her reforms ultimately hurt those she seeks to help. For decades, her work in city government and housing development for DDM […]
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A Cause In a Coffee Shop
Reconnect Café is like any other café that has opened recently in the quickly gentrifying neighborhood of Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. Bagels are doled out daily and the café features a free wi-fi connection and seating area for guests. The only difference between this café and the others is that this one […]
Diller Defends Private Park Funding
Barry Diller defended the use of private funding for New York parks, saying it’s the only way to build ambitious projects such as his new Pier 55 project on the Hudson River. Last year Diller and his wife, Diane von Furstenberg, announced a $113 million grant for Hudson River Park’s […]
New Jersey Wants Jobs as Christie Aims for Presidency
New Jersey will likely offer more in corporate tax incentives this year than ever before as Governor Chris Christie tries to boost job growth during his run for president. The state’s economic woes could hinder Christie’s chances at the White House, but incentive driven job growth could be a quick […]
Belmont Metals is Rooted in East New York, but not because of East New Yorkers
Family pride is tied close to locality at Belmont Metals, according to Michael Henning, the company’s vice president of marketing. The company has been on the same plot of East New York land since it was founded in 1896, at which point it was his great-great grandfather’s backyard. […]
Nation’s First Bike Share Workers Union Looks Outward
Quick Facts Citi Bike workers fluctuate from 230 in the peak season, to around 160 in the off season. TWU 100 represents over 500 public bike share employees nationwide, in New York, Boston, Chicago and Washington DC. After finalizing the contract, full-time Citi Bike employees received an immediate 10% raise. […]
A Bronx-based software testing center defies skeptics
Keith Klain didn’t set out to improve employee diversity in the tech sector, and he wasn’t looking in the South Bronx. His IT consulting firm, Doran Jones, used to call the Financial District home. Now its unassuming glass door faces a hot dog factory and a reliable rumble of […]
Protected: Struggling with Financing, Brooklyn Waste Start-Up Looks North
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New Citywide Computer Science Program Key to a Diverse Tech Economy, Experts Say
In an effort to quell Silicon Alley’s diversity problem, the city unveiled last month a new program that will bring computer science to all public school students by 2025. Computer Science for All will take $81 million of public-private monies to implement over the next decade. But experts believe the […]
Airbnb; The Silver-Lining of Gentrification for Crown Heights Residents?
After the 2012 downturn in the economy Sarah found herself having to move from her apartment in Manhattan to a shared apartment with a roommate in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. When her roommate moved out, Sarah, considered getting a new roommate to help pay the rent, but decided to turn to […]
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