They Need Legal Advice on Debts. Should It Have to Come From Lawyers?
A nonprofit has filed a lawsuit in New York, hoping to clear the way for volunteers to help people defend themselves against debt collection suits.
Addded Jan 27, 2022
N.Y.P.D. Says It Used Restraint During Protests. Here’s What the Videos Show.
Police officials say there were “isolated cases” of inappropriate force. But 64 videos show many attacks on protesters that appear unwarranted.
Addded Jul 15, 2020
I Found Work on an Amazon Website. I Made 97 Cents an Hour
Our reporter takes you inside the weird, wild, low-wage world of Mechanical Turk.
Addded Nov 18, 2019
My Frantic Life as a Cab-Dodging, Tip-Chasing Food App Deliveryman
I had just started my lunch shift when the phone pinged: Uber Eats, pickup at Cocina del Sur on West 38th Street in Manhattan, five blocks away. Great! I pedaled down West 40th into congealing crosstown traffic. Seconds later my phone ponged -- different sound. Postmates, another delivery app: Pick up two orders at Shake Shack on Broadway and 36th?
Addded Jul 21, 2019
Newspapers in New York, Like Their Readers, Are Vanishing
With most people getting their news from some sort of glowing screen, the thirst for local newsprint is not what it used to be.
Addded Jul 24, 2018
DNAinfo and Gothamist Are Shutting Down
Reporters and editors at the local New York news sites voted to join a union last week. On Thursday (Nov 2), their billionaire owner announced they would close.
Addded Nov 2, 2017
I Raised Baby Pigeons in My Bathroom
My wife rescued a bird from a Brooklyn subway escalator. Then the adventure began.
Addded Jun 12, 2017
The Doctor Will See Your Iguana Now
At an exotic-animal hospital on the Upper West Side, a day’s worth of cases includes a duck with egg problems and a reptile with a troubled nose.
Addded May 15, 2017
A Futuristic Suit That Allows You to Experience Old Age
What could it possibly be like to be old? The stooped shuffle, the halting speech, the dimming senses. An exhibit opening on Friday at the Liberty Science Center in Jersey City answers the question by letting you walk a proverbial mile in your elders' orthopedic shoes.
Addded Apr 1, 2016
'We're at War Now': A Sister, Accused of Fair-Weather Mets Fandom, Fires Back
Few mixtures are as volatile as the combination of family dynamics and baseball fandom. As evidence: In a New York Times article about Mets fans' annoyance with Yankees fans suddenly cheering for the Mets, a man named Michael Flores cited his own sister, Priscilla Moronta, as a bandwagon-jumper.
Addded Oct 23, 2015
Time Warner Cable Plans Channel Dedicated to Pope Francis’ Visit
Pope Francis will not be hard to find on television during his visit to the United States. His speeches, Masses and other appearances in New York, Philadelphia and Washington will be broadcast live, in parts or in their entirety, on national news networks, religious networks and in New York on Time Warner Cable's local news channel, NY1.
Addded Sep 7, 2015
Three ways to begin fixing Silicon Valley's 'pipeline' problem
There's a lot of talk about the "pipeline" as the root cause for technology's lack of diversity--the idea that women and minorities aren't seeking out relevant education, therefore they cannot be hired for technical or executive jobs.
Addded Jul 14, 2015