New York City’s Unemployment Hits Minorities Hardest
November 3, 2011
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New York City’s slowly declining unemployment rate has stalled at 8.7 percent since March, leaving more than 340,000 New Yorkers currently searching for work. According to the New York State Department of Labor, more than half of the unemployed New
The Hobby of Owning a ‘Hobby Store’
October 5, 2011
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With the economy in a tailspin, businesses everywhere are trying to find ways to increase revenue – even if it means relocating their entire operation. Small-business owner Marvin Cochran is the exception. For the past five years, Cochran and his
A Land of Unfulfilled Dreams and Broken Promises
September 28, 2011
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Ahmed Foda is an Egyptian street vendor who spends 72 hours a week working in Astoria, fighting through inclement weather while standing for 12 hours – and he does so with a smile on his face. He is a prime
