Bronx Progressive Sees Pragmatism in Controversial NYCHA Moves
William Alatriste for the New York City CouncilRitchie Torres has embraced plans to develop NYCHA land and convert some public housing to Section 8. When Ritchie Torres presides over a City Council...
View ArticleIn Mayor’s Fight Against Inequality, NYCHA Chair Faces Toughest Battle
William Alatriste for the New York City CouncilNYCHA chairwoman Shola Olatoye, in white shirt, at a 2014 outreach event in Brooklyn. Her fans credit her with being more accessible, but there have been...
View ArticleImmigration Court Crisis Weighs on Lawyers, Families
Adi Talwar * * *This is the third part of a five-story series on the policy problems and human dramas that characterize immigration court in the New York City area. Be sure to check out the rest of the...
View ArticleImmigrants’ Fates Depend on Access to Lawyers
Adi TalwarTalia Peleg, an immigration attorney at Brooklyn Defender Services, represented Alex Lora in a case that would eventually reset immigration court policy in the New York City area and beyond....
View ArticleHeavy Burdens and Unfair Fights in Immigration Courts
Alex Lora with his 3-year-old son, Alexander Lora III, at their residence in Queens, New York. Thanks to a city program that provided a lawyer for him, the elder Lora's immigration case set a new legal...
View ArticleAsylum Hearings Decide Whose Danger Makes Them Deserving
Adi TalwarThe line outside 26 Federal Plaza one recent morning. It is one of two locations in the city where immigration hearings are held. * * *This is the final part of a five-story series on the...
View ArticleThose Seeking Better Life, Agency Pledged to Detect Fraud Clash in...
ICEThe overwhelming docket in immigration court is a challenge for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which sees its job as preventing fraud. * * *This is the third chapter in a five-story...
View ArticleAmid NYC Restaurant Boom, are Chefs of Color Getting Their Share?
Adi TalwarA staple of the Harlem cuisine scene, Red Rooster boasts 150 local employees, its founder says, plus another 50 contractors. The New York City restaurant industry is in the midst of a boom....
View ArticleHave City Subsidies to Supermarkets Made NYC Healthier?
Adi TalwarThis Food Bazaar soon to open on 163rd and Brook Avenue in the Bronx is one of the project subsidized through the city's FRESH program. Fresh groceries are one aspect of healthy living...
View ArticleDo New York City’s Calorie Counts Actually Make Us Eat Better?
Adi TalwarResearch suggests that even people who think calorie counts make them make healthier choices don't end up consuming fewer calories. Human decision-making, especially when it comes to food,...
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