all stories tagged "income inequality"


The share of total income going to the top 1 percent in NYS and NYC rose sharply between 1980 and 2010. (2011 and 2012 projected.) Graph courtesy of the Fiscal Policy Institute.
Study Points to Continued Income Polarization in New York
Georgia Kral  |  November 15, 2012 4:00 AM | 4 Comments
The Fiscal Policy Institute's report shows the gap between the city's and state's rich and poor has been a trend since the 1970s.VIDEO
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OWS Through the Eyes of Nobel Laureate in Economics
Georgia Kral  |  October 22, 2012 4:00 AM | Comments
The economist and intellectual Joseph Stiglitz says Occupy Wall Street fatally chose spontaneity over organization. VIDEO
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Food Fight of the Sexes in NYC Restaurants
John Farley  |  February 22, 2012 4:00 AM | Comments
In the city's fiercely competitive restaurant industry, are women getting a raw deal? The numbers certainly seem to say so.
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