President Obama and Democrats in Albany want a higher minimum wage. Among Brooklyn's low-wage workers, who will it help and how much?
While some agree that the plan has financial merit, others fear the social costs of mixing incomes in NYCHA neighborhoods. The authority's chairman sees it as a win-win.
As speeches go, Mayor Cory Booker’s seventh annual State of the City was a long and winding road of an address.VIDEO
Small Business Administration loans bail out shore residents surprised to learn policies paid far less than needed.
Some recurring issues include education, jobs and public safety, but even these topics reveal stark contrasts among the residents of Bayside.
The Hudson and Bergen County jails appear to have already felt the impact of the budget sequester. VIDEO
Long Island’s non-profit agencies account for a significant share of the region’s jobs and are one of the fastest growing segments of the Long Island economy. Randi Dresner of Island Harvest discuss the role of non-profits throughout the region and the overall challenges of managing non-profits through difficult economic times.VIDEO
The thing that makes Hoboken so desirable — its proximity to the water — is the very thing that makes living here a real crap shoot sometimes.VIDEO
The Municipal Art Society has identified 17 East Midtown buildings that it considers worthy of preservation, should the rezoning plan be approved.
MetroFocus reports from three New York regions four months after Sandy, Rafael Pi Roman interviews Vin Cipolla of The Municipal Art Society about plans to make major changes to Manhattan’s East Midtown and more.VIDEO
