Why Are There No Walmarts in New York City?
Sandra Karina Frausto Photo via Walmart Corporate *** Walmart is one of the biggest retailers in the United States—with more than…
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The Kids Are Not Alright: The Death of NYC Libraries
Aditi Praveen Kariyanahalli Photo via truthout *** On November 16, New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced that several city departments…
The City’s New Congestion Tax: Its Downsides and Upsides
Ginger Bolio Photo via NBC New York. *** New York City is in the midst of imposing a new congestion…
Raskin’s Bipartisan Demonstration is Exactly What the U.S. Congress Needs
Allison Schneider Photo by The Wrap *** New York Representative George Santos has been telling lies for his entire political…
On the ‘Migrant Crisis’, Have Your Cake and Eat It Too
Kyujin Derradji Cots in a migrant ‘respite’ shelter in Astoria, Queens. Source. *** Amid a year-long partisan battle over the…
The Future of Drug Policy Should be Supervised Injection Sites
Eleanor Smith Photo via OnPoint NYC *** The number of drug overdose deaths has increased more than 16% from 2020…
Urban Plunge: A Circus-Like Tour of the Bronx
Allison Anwalimhobor Photo via Fordham CCEL Blog *** Fordham University is a predominately white institution (PWI): a school, university, or…
The Second Avenue Subway: Less for More
Photo by the NYC MTA *** Though every Fordham student has ridden the subway at least once since…
Mayor Adams Struggles to Address NYC’s Worsening Affordable Housing Crisis
Molly Ewing New York City Mayor Eric Adams campaigned on promises to create more affordable housing and initiate economic development…