New Yorkers get a bad rep for being selfish and unkind. But last week, three people jumped onto the subway tracks at the City Hall R station to save a man who had fallen on the tracks. A CUNY graduate…
Read MoreElon Musk, Tesla and Space X CEO, is not the obvious spokesperson for inequality. Musk commands sizable wealth (some $14 billion) and is among the most elite of tech CEO’s. He takes a minimum wage salary, which many see as…
Read MoreWatch a pregnant woman at a cocktail party sip a glass of wine. You will see lots of scowls and looks of disapproval. Even if this is the only glass of wine this woman has had in the last month…
Read MoreImagine a world without a high-speed internet connection. No WebMD for figuring out the source of your back pain, no Monster for uploading your resume to find a new job, no New York Times for finding out information on presidential…
Read MoreThe Aspen Institute reports that in youth sports girls’ participation rates are 6% lower than for boys. Not surprisingly, the gap grows in adulthood. 35% of men say they play sports, while only 16% of women do. Passage of Title…
Read MoreMost people know little to nothing about if and how prisoners receive healthcare. Some might question whether prisoners even deserve healthcare. So thankfully we have the rule of law to inform our decisions. In 1976 the Supreme Court ruled (Estelle…
Read More9 miles apart, Tribeca and Central Harlem might as well be continents away. These two, iconic NYC neighborhoods house some of the city’s most cherished monuments; the Apollo Theater, the World Trade Center memorial, Abyssinian Baptist Church, Wall Street. But…
Read MoreLack of spending on infrastructure projects by state and local governments threatens us all. According to Vice, “spending on infrastructure is at its lowest since 1947.” In its latest assessment of the country’s infrastructure, the American Society for Civil Engineers…
Read MoreWe have a winner! David from Brooklyn takes first prize for his photo: Glass Half Full or Half Empty. He explained that the photo represents that perceived disadvantages can also be opportunities. For example, a disability doesn’t have to hold someone back.…
Read MoreOne in seven people in the U.S. are food insecure and in need of food assistance. This translates into 46.5 million people, including 12 million children and 7 million seniors. Some of the drivers of food insecurity include low wages,…
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