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Posted inBusiness & Innovation

New York State Reports 27,500 Private Sector Jobs Added in March

by Milette Millington April 18, 2022April 18, 2022

The New York State economy added 27,500 jobs in March in the private sector, a new Department of Labor analysis shows. The statewide unemployment rate also decreased from 4.9% to […]

Posted inNon-Profit & Community

Bed-Stuy Laundromat Offers Free Cleaning for Unemployed Folks Heading to Job Interview

by Jessy Edwards February 4, 2022February 11, 2022
Posted inPolicy & Government

Pandemic Hardship is About to Get a Lot Worse for Millions of Out-of-Work Americans

by Brooklyn Reader September 6, 2021September 28, 2021
Posted inFeatured News

East Flatbush Postal Worker Arrested for Stealing $3M Worth of Postal Money Orders

by Brooklyn Reader July 15, 2021July 23, 2021
Posted inTechnology

The Pandemic Took Jevante Smith from the Kitchen to the Couch, to a Career in Tech

by Brianna Lopez June 16, 2021June 18, 2021
Mixteca, Lorena Kourousias, Mexico, COVID-19, immigrants, immigrant community, immigrant services, undocumented immigrants, hunger, advocacy, GrowNYC, Nicole Rojas, Sunset Park
Posted inPolitics

Mayoral Hopeful Scott Stringer Calls for $25M Emergency Food Program for Undocumented New Yorkers

by Brooklyn Reader February 11, 2021February 15, 2021
Mixteca, Lorena Kourousias, Mexico, COVID-19, immigrants, immigrant community, immigrant services, undocumented immigrants, hunger, advocacy, GrowNYC, Nicole Rojas, Sunset Park
Posted inFeatured News

New Stimulus Bill Would Give Unemployed Brooklynites $300 Weekly Boost

by Brooklyn Reader December 22, 2020January 25, 2021
no money, unemployed, unemployment, poor, broke
Posted inCovid-19

Brooklyn Residents Fear the End of Enhanced Unemployment Payment

by Kevin Limiti July 30, 2020January 28, 2021
Posted inUncategorized

Offices Are Closed, But Work Continues For State Lawmakers

by Nigel Roberts April 13, 2020January 28, 2021
affordability crisis, housing crisis, New York City life, living in New York, New York City housing costs
Posted inFeatured News

Unaffordable NYC: The Rising Cost of Calling New York City Home

by Anna Bradley-Smith January 19, 2020January 28, 2021

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