Data Shows Norwood Among NYC Areas Most Impacted by Pandemic

By Síle Moloney & David Greene

Jason Holloman, 42, has lived in Norwood for the last 15 years. He is a husband, father and recently became a grandfather. He was furloughed in March from his care coordinator role at BHRAGS Home Care Corp., where staff was initially cut by a quarter after the pandemic hit, and later by half. “We help seniors find aides to help them in their home,” he said, explaining that he often works with seniors in low-income neighborhoods, who are on dialysis or who can’t cook, clean or get around at home. Holloman said [prior to the pandemic] he would

On Thursday, 21 May, at 2:00 p.m., Voices Of Community Activists & Leaders (VOCAL-NY) will be joined by members of the City Council who have pledged to advance a call for a new vision and drastic realignment in City budget priorities. VOCAL-NY are calling for the creation of a housing, public health and social services workforce. The group also wants to see a collaborative effort by the Department of Social Services, Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, and Housing Preservation and Development, to tackle issues of incarceration, homelessness, overdose, substance use and mental health. VOCAL-NY is a statewide

The Campaign for Alternatives to Isolated Confinement are asking the public to join them today at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, May 21, for a virtual rally and socially distant actions to demand the legislature pass #HALTsolitary, Elder Parole, and Fair and Timely Parole. People can register for the Zoom here, read this pdf flyer and this png flyer, and amplify action using this social media and call-in guide. Activists are asking anyone who can travel safely, to join in person (with masks and gloves, and at least six feet apart) outside the offices of Senate Majority Leader Stewart-Cousins and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie,

By PROFESSOR ANTHONY RIVIECCIO, MBA PFA

On Sunday, May 17, Jerome Powell, Federal Reserve Board Chair, was interviewed on the TV show, 60 Minutes. “The Fed” is a governmental body in charge of interest rates and money in our economy. President Donald Trump, wanting a new person to lead the Fed, nominated Powell in 2018, but since then, has been critical of his work. Trump has been pushing hard to lower interest rates further while Powell wants to take a more moderate approach. Then, in February of 2020, the pandemic hit. In Sunday’s interview, Powell said that the pandemic is the biggest threat to

By Anisah Sabur

We are in the midst of the gravest humanitarian, economic, and social crisis in at least a generation, and one that is disproportionately harming Black and Brown people, poor people, and other marginalized people and communities. Over 27,600 New Yorkers have died from COVID-19 already and many more are projected to die. Hundreds of thousands of people are out of work. People cannot afford to pay their rent or their medical bills. Many are going hungry. The police are brutalizing Black and Brown people in the street and forcing people who are homeless out of the subway –

By Ndeye Thioubou

I am Ndeye Thioubou. I’m 17 years old, and a first generation Senegalese American. As a rising sophomore, I knew I wanted to do something with my summer. An internship and other summer programs would be difficult to secure because I had only finished my first year of high school. So, I applied to the only option I knew about: NYC’s Summer Youth Employment Program. Some summer experiences are unpaid, which means students have to choose between compensation and the value of a summer job. But with a simple lottery you can get both through SYEP and also choose

The City will open 12 more miles of streets and an additional nine new miles of temporary protected bike lanes to pedestrians and cyclists starting tomorrow, May 14. The combined 21 new miles brings the City total to 30 miles of Open Streets since the program was announced on Apr. 27.

Op-Ed, Financial Focus: The New Normal – The Coronavirus Investing Fund

By PROFESSOR ANTHONY RIVIECCIO, MBA PFA

My job as a financial advisor today is most interesting. The questions are abundant. What should I do about the stock market? Why is my 401(k) down? How can I increase my bank balance? If I could, we would throw away all the past logic, and we did! Today, “the new normal” begins. But what is this “new investing normal”? For one thing, it’s understanding that we live in a new economy, a stay-at-home work economy which we recognized, at one time, as self-employment or entrepreneurship. This will represent 15-20% of our economy. Some people will prefer to

By PROFESSOR ANTHONY RIVIECCIO, MBA PFA

So, you’ve been working from home for how long now? Two months? You’ve had to set up a space in your home, maybe reconfigure or buy an online platform, computer or laptop. I’m sure you’ve had to buy supplies or equipment, and, of course, you’ve used your phone and had lunch every day too. In all likelihood, you’ve probably been working longer hours than usual. Has your employer paid you for those extra expenses? If not, can you write these items off on your taxes? The answer is yes, but first a little history! Prior to 2017, working-from-home costs