Housing, Union Advocates Join Debate Over Coney Island
By Jeanine Ramirez May 6, 2009 Being able to live and work in Coney Island — that was the demand from a group of union workers, housing advocates and residents Wednesday as they rallied outside a...
View ArticlePlanning Commission Approves Coney Island Redevelopment
NY1 June 17, 2009 The City Planning Commission voted Wednesday 12-0 in favor of a plan to redevelop Coney Island in Brooklyn. Other critics charge the plan does not include enough affordable housing,...
View ArticleOposición a la presencia de Walmart en Nueva York
Philip Klint dialoga con la activista Maritza Silva Farrell sobre su oposición a la presencia de Walmart en Nueva York. View video at:...
View ArticleActivists Mount Anti-Walmart Protest
By Michael Herzenberg July 21, 2011 Several dozen protesters hit the streets Thursday to denounce Walmart once again. This time they took aim at another company, as well, handing a letter to a...
View ArticleWalmart Plans On East New York Store Despite Outcry
By Courtney Gross July 28, 2011 Things got heated with Councilman Charles Barron outside a closed door meeting in Brooklyn Thursday morning. “They pay slave wages. They don’t give you health care. They...
View ArticleWalmart Opponents Say Superstore Wants To Open Dozens Of NYC Outlets
By Courtney Gross September 20, 2011 A new study obtained by NY1 from the Alliance for a Greater New York suggests that Walmart locations could proliferate across the five boroughs should the megastore...
View ArticleThe Call Blog: Report Cites Struggles Of “Low-Wage Work” In New York City
By Natasha Alagarasan July 19,2012 Living on less than $10 an hour in the City, let alone $7.25, is nearly impossible without financial help — and that’s not a luxury everyone has. And I can’t imagine...
View ArticleNew Initiative Partners Union Laborers, Homeowners In Effort To Clean Mold
January 24, 2013 Community leaders and elected officials gathered on the steps of City Hall Thursday to introduce the “Back Home, Back to Work,” new initiative that will partner union laborers with...
View ArticleReport Highlights Inefficiencies In City’s Waste Management System
By NY1 News October 2, 2013 The Alliance for a Greater New York kicks offs a new campaign aimed at getting city businesses to recycle more. The launch of “Transform, Don’t Trash NYC” coincides with the...
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